Pharmacy Technician - Community Health Centers
Tavares, FL 32778
About the Job
A career at Community Health Centers offers a unique opportunity to join a team that makes a real impact in our community every day, by improving individuals' health while enhancing their quality of life.
Top Reasons to Work at Community Health Centers:
- No weekends for the majority of our centers, 10 Paid Holidays, and early Fridays.
- A great benefits package that includes healthcare coverage, paid time off, paid holidays, retirement plans, and more.
- Competitive compensation with advancement opportunities and tuition/training reimbursement.
- Awarded “Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation” in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
- Awarded “Top 100 Workplaces for Growing Families” by Orlando Sentinel.
- Modernized and attractive health centers, that patients love.
Job Summary:
Responsible for assisting pharmacists in filling prescriptions; billing prescriptions to third parties; collecting payments from patients and maintaining drug inventory.
Primary Responsibilities and Specific Duties:
- Participates in site meetings to address patient care and operational requirements, including one-on-one communication.
- Prescriptions - (Data entry) Enters patient information including insurance coverage and prescriptions in the pharmacy software.
- Submits insurance claims and follows up on rejections.
- Types labels neatly and without error.
- Counts and measures medications correctly.
- Billing & payments from customers & third parties.
- Completes cash and insurance transactions accurately.
- Figures cost & pricing of prescriptions correctly.
- Collects payments from patients &/or family members.
- Writes accurate receipts for paid accounts.
- Supplies and inventory
- Cleans and maintains supplies in the pharmacy.
- Receives vendor orders; brings orders to pharmacy; signs invoices documenting receipt, checks incoming drugs and stock drugs for current dating.
- Completes inventories in an accurate and timely manner.
- Initiates and corresponds with 3rd party insurers regarding qualifying information and follows up with possible inclusion and setup for all pharmacy sites.
- Corresponds with 3rd party insurers regarding drug rejections, reversals, additions, and inquiries regarding reimbursements.
- Completes QREs and completes reconciliation of QREs from all sites.
- Assists with pharmacy compliance to applicable statutory requirements (DEA, Board of Pharmacy) and compliance with accreditation standards (AAAHC).
- Initiate contact with providers to obtain corrections or clarification of prescriptions.
- Maintains accurate accounting for drugs obtained and dispensed through patient assistance or other patient-friendly programs. Submits reversals as appropriate.
- Maintains accurate routing of expired drugs to reverse distributor and follows up with proof of disposition and any appropriate credits.
Qualifications:
Education:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Experience:
- One year of retail experience is preferred.
Certification/Licensure:
- Registered as a Pharmacy Technician by the Florida Board of Pharmacy.
- Certified as a Pharmacy Technician by PTCB or NHA preferred.
- A current Florida Driver’s License is required.
Special Skills:
- Bilingual English/Spanish is helpful.
Other Requirements:
- Able to work flexible hours and sites as needed on short notice.
- Required to travel to all CHC locations.
- A current Florida Driver’s License is required.
Source : Community Health Centers
