Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician

Non-Exempt

OUR PURPOSE

Men’s Health Foundation connects men at risk to comprehensive healthcare and wellness through education, collaboration, and advocacy, inspiring and empowering all men to live longer, healthier and happier lives. We see a world where inequity and stigma do not separate men from healthcare. At Men’s Health Foundation, we are reimagining men’s healthcare.

THE POSITION

Participates in all aspects of filling prescriptions and performs clerical work to maintain pharmacy standards and legal requirements within the scope of practice outlined by the Board of Pharmacy. Interacts with patients and provides excellent customer service to coordinate safe and effective medication practices for patients.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (This list may not include all the duties assigned.)

• Maintained and update patient profiles and prescription files.

• Enter prescriptions into the electronic system efficiently and accurately.

• Fill prescriptions and coordinate auto refill for applicable patients.

• Prepare packages for shipping and delivery.

• File prescriptions and paperwork.

• Comply with 340B, State Board of Pharmacy, and DEA requirements.

• Answer pharmacy phone calls, return calls to patients, and maintain voicemails.

• Communicate with insurance companies/manufacturers to resolve coverage issues, initiate the prior authorization, and activate manufacturer co-pay cards.

• Document in appropriate databases.

• Register, coordinate billing, and balance cash at the end of the day.

• Reorder and restock drugs and related materials necessary to operate the pharmacy and verify receipt against invoices.

• Run and interpret pharmacy reports.

• Process returns to inventory as well as to distributors. Return expired drug to reverse distributor.

• Attend meetings required for the position (i.e., Department meetings, all-staff meetings, multi-disciplinary team meetings)

• Maintain a work environment conducive to excellent customer service and act professionally.

• Light travel as required for training purposes.

• Participate in clean-up as appropriate.

• Participate in regularly scheduled and ad hoc physical drug inventories as directed.

• Works with other departments and organizations as appropriate to promote exceptional integrated patient care.

• Handle other pharmacy-related duties as appropriate.

• Participate in annual OSHA and HIPPA training.

• Uphold all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent.

• Adhere to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry.

• Interact honestly, trustworthy, professionally, and respectfully with patients, employees, visitors, and vendors.

• Other duties may be assigned and are required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Healthcare experience or education.
• High school diploma or general education (GED).
• Valid Pharmacy Technician license from CA Board of Pharmacy.
• The basic operation of a computer workstation, electronic medical record, and pharmacy computer system.

• Use of Windows Explorer (electronic file handling).
• Able to speak Spanish, preferred.
• Experience with HIV and sexual health medications.
• Specialty experience with the 340B program is desired.

COMPANY REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and a background check, including a 7-year criminal, 10-year SSN & employer history reference check.
• Must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination on the first day of work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Must be able to work flexible schedules.
• Must take yearly flu shots or wear flu mask during flu season for patient-facing positions and test for tuberculosis as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Must be able to read, write and speak the English language fluently. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Must have the ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public in person.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as dollar totals, monetary conversions, discounts, interest, fractions, decimals, percentages, area, and volume.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve technical and practical problems and deal with various intangibles in situations with limited communication, support, information, and access. Ability to interpret multiple instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Must have good computer skills and be proficient in using systems to complete correspondence, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, such as Microsoft Outlook and Office; Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is mainly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is constantly required to stand and walk. The employee may be required to climb ladders or stairs, be in high spaces, and balance, stop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing this job’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in an office environment, workstation, or shared space. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally moderate with occasional high volume.