Outpatient Pharmacy Technician, Arnett (Full Time/Day Shift *No Weekends*)

Company: Arnett Physicians
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

Overview**Retail Pharmacy Experience Required**Under the supervision of the Pharmacist, and in conjunction with outpatient practice providers, the medication refill technician assists with all aspects of the medication refill process using established guidelines to facilitate authorization of medication refills for Indiana University Health (IUH) Primary Care patients. This role will communicate and work effectively with patients and various members of the healthcare team including office staff, nursing triage units, and providers. Job responsibilities include but may not be limited to:Receiving prescription refill requests by e-prescriptions from pharmacies, patient portals, or patient phone calls.Authorizing prescription refills according to protocol using an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)Completing refill requests in a timely and accurate manner according to protocolsUtilizing the electronic health record to ensure patients are in compliance with laboratory and other monitoring for medications based on protocolsEscalating requests to prescriber and/or office staff when request requires is outside of the approved protocol and needs clinical reviewCommunicating effectively and efficiently with physicians, office staff, patients and/or pharmacies.Triages phone calls from pharmacies, patients, and providersTroubleshoots patients and/or clinic staff refill questions and concernsProvides high quality customer service to patients, family members and all care team membersUnder pharmacist supervision, supports the pharmacy department in one or more of the following areas: inventory, preparation, distribution, compounding, processing of medications and supplies, specialty medications, and medication histories. Assists with all functions required for medication processing including answering telephones, taking refill orders, entering orders into system, preparing the medication for pharmacist check, preparing medications for disbursement/shipment/delivery. Key job duties may consist of handling supplies, stocking prepackaged items, maintaining inventory, delivering supplies, maintaining records, distributing supplies. May assist in bulk compounding and preparation of I.V. solutions. Works with pharmacy staff to minimize the potential for medication errors.--- High School Diploma or GED required.--- Requires Indiana Pharmacy Tech-In Training OR Indiana Pharmacy Technician License OR intern/extern license if enrolled in accredited college of pharmacy.--- Requires Pharmacy Technician National Certification within one year of hire unless enrolled in accredited college of pharmacy.--- Requires the absence of criminal history related to the ability to work with drugs.--- Requires strong mathematical calculation skills.--- Requires ability to learn basic pharmacy technician skills in assigned areas and work under close supervision or under clearly defined procedures.--- Requires ability to learn effective written and verbal communication skills.--- Requires ability to learn and execute customer service skills.--- Requires basic proficiency typing and using Microsoft Office applications.

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