Long Term Care Pharmacy Technician

About the Role

• Full-time Long Term Care Pharmacy Technician
• Location: #107 Cloquet, Minnesota
• Company: Thrifty White Pharmacy

Key Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining accurate patient profiles in the computer system, including medication profiles, insurance information, contact information, allergy information, and any other pertinent information.
• Assisting Pharmacists in processing medication orders.
• Receiving payment from insurance carriers.
• Adding cycle-filled medications to the proper batches.
• Printing necessary labels.
• Pulling products to fill orders.
• Scanning NDCs to eliminate dispensing errors.
• Receiving authorization from the Pharmacist to continue filling when the system identifies allergy or interaction information.
• Communicating with insurance carriers to obtain payment for prescription claim rejections and underpayments.
• Communicating with prescribers and their agents to obtain refill authorization, prior authorizations, and completing necessary documentation follow-up.
• Communicating with long term care facilities' agents to meet and exceed their needs and expectations.
• Assisting the Pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions, including the cycle-filled medication systems (e.g., 30-day punch cards, 14-day ez packs).
• Assisting in checking in cycle-filled medication exchanges from facilities, maintaining accuracy between batch and medication systems.
• Monitoring and maintaining inventory levels, utilizing TWRx's Just In Time Inventory (JITI) management system.
• Adjusting quantities on hand and min/max accordingly.
• Ensuring that all products entering and leaving the pharmacy are recorded in JITI.
• Maintaining good attendance and punctuality.

Physical Demands

• May include long periods of standing.
• Frequently required to talk and hear.
• Use hands and fingers, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Computer system for patient profiles.
• TWRx's Just In Time Inventory (JITI) management system.
• Experience with cycle-filled medication systems (e.g., 30-day punch cards, 14-day ez packs).

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Currently be or willing to become a pharmacy technician registered in the state of MN.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
• No experience is necessary for most Pharmacy Technician positions.
• Thrifty White offers Pharmacy Technician-in-Training programs at no cost to the employee.