Pharmacy Technician-in-Training or Certified

Are you a Pharmacy Technician or want to become one?

One Health is looking for someone who is dedicated to their patients and wants to work alongside others to provide amazing care after they have seen one of our providers and entrust us with helping to fulfill their follow up care.

As a Pharmacy Technician-in-Training, you'll be supporting our licensed pharmacists in the preparation and dispensing of medications and other pharmaceuticals to patients, healthcare providers and customers. You'll be performing administrative duties as well, including answering phones, operating cash registers, and restocking inventory.

As a Certified Pharmacy Technician, you'll be working under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist to perform a variety of technical procedures to assist in providing pharmacy services, including processing of prescription refill requests, typing prescription labels, counting and pouring medications, maintaining prescription inventories, and other duties as assigned.

COMPENSATION: $18.28- $19.49 (in-training), $19.30-$20.51 (certified) hr/ DOE + $2.30/hr for Livingston differential

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time 

AVAILABILITY: Monday to Friday 

BENEFITS: We offer a competitive compensation package that includes paid time off, ten paid holidays, discounted health care for employees and their family members, as well as health, dental, & vision insurance, disability insurance, health savings account, and matching retirement plan for all employees working at least 20 hours/week.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

About One Health: 

With multiple clinic sites across Montana and Wyoming, One Health provides medical, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health, and community and public health services to rural populations through an integrated approach to health care.

One Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS: 

Education/Certificates/Licenses: TECH IN TRAINING

Required

• Montana Pharmacy Technician-in-Training license (acquired within 60 days of hire).
  
  
  
  • Acquire Montana Certified Technician license before Montana Pharmacy Technician-in-Training license expires within timeframe determined by Montana Board of Pharmacy.
  
  
  
  


• BLS certification upon hire


• Valid driver’s license

Experience:

• none

Education/Certificates/Licenses: CERTIFIED TECH

Required

• Montana Certified Pharmacy Technician license


• BLS certified upon hire


• Valid driver’s license

Experience:

Preferred

• 3-5 years retail or hospital pharmacy experience


• Advanced use of Microsoft Office suite- including use of tables, charts, graphs, and other complex functions

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Facets of Prescription Preparation

Reads and interprets providers’ orders received in the pharmacy and enters in the pharmacy software.  

1. To include Durable Medical Equipment (DME) prescriptions

Prepares, in accordance with pharmacy law and standards of pharmacy practice, outpatient prescriptions to be dispensed.

Work is verified by a licensed pharmacist.

Uses electronic medical record to access necessary patient information.

Assists in keeping patient profiles current.

Performs duties as assigned by Licensed Pharmacist.

Medication Inventory Management

Assists in maintaining a cost-effective pharmacy inventory.

Performs all functions related to ordering medications and supplies.

1. In addition to placing orders this includes receiving in orders, putting orders away and appropriately filing associated paperwork.

Helps stock medications in clinic departments.

Checks and removes outdated medications.

Participates in a total Pharmacy inventory at the end of the fiscal year.

Pharmacy Operations

Assists in keeping procedures current in pharmacy tech manual.

Assists in filing appropriate records.

Performs insurance reconciliation on a weekly basis.

Participates in Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement projects

Maintains standards of pharmacy practice equal to or above those accepted by professional ethics, and federal/state regulatory agencies.

Attendance:

Ensures attendance and hours worked are accurately recorded per policy

Properly manages paid time off according to One Health policy

Responsible for regular, predictable attendance and to work hours as scheduled, which may include evenings or weekends.

Other:

1. Must comply with HIPAA guidelines.


2. Adheres to all One Health Policies and Procedures.


3. Participates in performance optimization and risk management activities as required.


4. Cooperates and abides by all elements of One Health’s Compliance Program.


5. Provides exceptional customer service and models the mission of One Health when interacting with internal and external stakeholders promoting a positive image for the health center.


6. Performs other duties as assigned or required with or without prior notification.

Competencies:

• Ability to communicate professionally, efficiently, and proficiently using multiple modes of communication


• Effectively collaborates with others using interpersonal skills


• Analyzes data, computations, mathematical equations and uses critical thinking and problem solving to make sound decisions


• Demonstrates flexibility, innovation, and time management skills


• Exhibits initiative and is a demonstrated self-starter


• Problem solving/analysis


• Results driven


• Demonstrates abilities to work in a team and with others


• Technical capacity and proficiency related to software used for prescription preparation and dispensing


• Manages time effectively and efficiently

One Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and become a vital part of our mission to provide quality healthcare to all!