Pharmacy Tech

Hirextra

Sitka, AK

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$27.81–$38.61 Per Hour
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Pharmacy, Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), Customer Support/Service, Technical Support,
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Alaska license as Pharmacy Technician is required at hire.
  • Valid Certified Pharmacy Technician Certification is required.
  • Clinical Competency required.
  • High Risk Competency required.
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Supports the pharmacist
  • Retrieves medications from shelf of Scriptpro robot (if available), counts medications, and labels containers under the supervision of the pharmacist.
  • Cleans and refills the Scriptpro robot, and Kirby Lester daily and as needed.
  • Orders and replaces stock in the pharmacy
  • Retrieves and interprets medication orders; performs pharmaceutical calculations; enters orders into pharmacy computer system for pharmacist’s review.
  • Labels, fills and delivers medication to appropriate patient care locations.
  • Maintains equipment and performs required recordkeeping
  • Conducts inventory, orders, receives and stocks drugs and supplies.
  • Performs restocks and cleans the IV Hood before and after compounding, cleans the entire IV room daily and performs other scheduled cleanings.
  • Maintains log of hood pressures and notifies maintenance of insufficient air flow.
  • Refills the emergency room Pyxis machine and files proper paperwork.
  • Fills out appropriate paperwork when preparing and delivering controlled substances.
  • Receives and triages information requests; researches and provides information where appropriate, referring other inquiries to the pharmacist.
  • Retrieves expired, recalled or discontinued medications from stock and patient areas; discards or returns to stock as appropriate; completes corresponding documentation
  • Assists in documentation of unit-specific procedures and quality assurance activities under Pharmacist review.
  • Assist customers
  • Answers telephone and takes requests for prescription refills from patients. Contacts patient’s providers when prescription has no refills.
  • Communicates with patients at the pharmacy window and directs traffic within the pharmacy and waiting room.
  • Triages patient questions: answers questions when appropriate, refers other requests to a pharmacist.
  • Gives patients a courtesy call at 10 days, returning prescriptions to stock when they are not picked up by patients within two weeks; processing prescriptions through software to reverse billing.
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
bonus
LOCATION
Sitka, AK
POSTED
7 days ago

Under direct supervision of a pharmacist, provides technical support to the pharmacists and the Department of Pharmacy Services. Provides confidential and frontline support to customers at the pharmacy window, and waiting rooms.

About the Company

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Hirextra

Key features include:

  • A marketplace where small/medium recruitment agencies can partner with HireXtra to submit candidate referrals. 
  • An AI matching engine (e.g. “Match-O-Meter”) to assess candidate–job fit and rank relevancy. 
  • Tools to automate and optimize the hiring process—screening, scheduling, candidate insights, etc. 
  • Emphasis on reducing time-to-hire, cost, and improving the candidate experience.