Pharmacy Technician-Champaign , Illinois

Hours/Shift-Monday -Friday (9:30AM-6:00PM)

Closed Weekends and most federal holidays

Responsibilities:

Assist the pharmacist with serving patients and maintaining the pharmacy department

• Sterilize surfaces and equipment and prepare the pharmacy for opening.


• Greet customers and answer questions.


• Receive prescriptions and check their validity.


• Process prescriptions electronically and ensure all information is complete and accurate.


• Resolve issues when they arise (e.g., rejected insurance claims).


• Select the appropriate medicine and measure dosages to fill prescriptions.


• Sort, stock, label medication and monitor inventory.


• Undertake administrative tasks (e.g., Record-keeping) as assigned.


• Comply with all security measures and quality standards and activities.


• Keep abreast and stay current with HIPAA, HITECH, and FWA credentialing.


• Assist Pharmacist with clinical and non-clinical operations and document and report any issues per quality to the Pharmacist as appropriate.


• Package orders based on policies and procedures.


• Coordinate medication delivery location and estimated time with patient.


• Prepare and arrange delivery of medication with courier service or shipping service.


• Communicate with insurance carriers to obtain payment for prescription claims.


• Answer incoming phone calls for prescription orders, refills, make outgoing follow up calls to patients regarding their medications.


• Triage calls and escalate to appropriate leadership when necessary.

Requirements:

Candidate must have (1) year or more of pharmacy technician experience 

Must be a Registered Pharmacy Technician with the State of Illinois

Bilingual Candidate preferred not required