Pharmacy Technician | Prescription Data Center at ChristianaCare
Newark, DE
About the Job
Do you want to work at one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation?
Our amazing Pharmacy Team dispenses approximately 6,200,000 individualized patient doses per year, as well as 170,000 retail/mail order prescriptions. We provide medications that are safe and efficacious.
Life is full of choices, and whom you work for is one of life's most meaningful decisions. ChristianaCare has earned national recognition for excellence. Choose an organization that provides career advancement and the opportunity to impact health. Come and join us in the ChristianaCare Pharmacy - Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!
The Pharmacy Department is recruiting for a full time Pharmacy Technician to work day shift in the Prescription Data Center (PDC) located at the Health Care Center in Newark, Delaware. Days for this position are Monday through Friday. Hours will rotate between 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. or 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. This position may occasionally cover shifts in the Wilmington or Christiana Retail pharmacies, or in the Mail Order Pharmacy.
Responsibilities:
- Fill patient prescriptions to include data entry, insurance billing, and appropriate labeling and packaging, for pharmacist verification.
- Assist the pharmacist in providing timely, efficient, cost effective, and appropriate pharmaceutical care to the patient
- Make medication credit and charge adjustments via the computer system
- Process new orders for the Pharmacy Discharge Program and the Meds-to-Beds program
- Obtain patient demographic, insurance, and health information from the health system EMR used for creating a new patient profile within the pharmacy dispensing system
- Review Patient EMR charts to obtain ICD10 codes and review case manager notes for specific encounters
- Research and resolve insurance rejections
- Effectively communicate with case managers, nurses, providers, and patients
- Answer telephones and greet personnel coming into the pharmacy in a courteous and friendly manner
- Provide necessary information regarding patient drug orders
- Refer problems and drug information inquiries to the pharmacist as required
- Orient and train new pharmacy personnel
Education and Experience Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Pharmacy Technician Certification through PTCB required
- At least one year of Pharmacy Technician experience required
- Knowledge of generic and trade names of formulary drugs
- Ability to type and perform basic math calculations
ChristianaCare Offers:
Incredible Work/Life benefits including medical/dental/ vision insurance coverage on your first day of employment, paid PTO, retirement plans, twelve weeks of paid parental leave, annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!
