Under direct supervision, performs tasks involved in the preparation and distribution of medications checked by a licensed Pharmacist.
Duties :
- Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and removing outdated drugs.
- Organizes medications for pharmacists to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions, inputting prescription orders accurately, preparing labels, calculating quantities, and filling orders.
- Collects payments from patients by accepting cash, check, or charge payments and accurately makes change for cash patients.
- Maintains a balanced cash drawer each day by counting cash at the open and close of business day.
- Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone, answering questions and requests, and referring inquiries to the pharmacist as appropriate.
- Appropriately stocks both patients completed medication orders as well as new inventory to stock.
- Ensures inventory levels of automated dispensing machines are stocked appropriately and verified by licensed Pharmacist.
- Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with the University policies / procedures, along with OK State Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations.
- Fills requests for clinic stock medications and documents order.
- Prepares verification of use forms, drug supply and maintains PC-based inventory database for Controlled Dangerous Substance.
- Assists with automated dispensing machine set-up and coordination, if applicable.
- Provides primary training and onboarding of other technicians.
- Handles insurance rejections for patient medications and completes necessary prior authorizations.
- Generates daily, weekly, and monthly pharmacy reports as required.
- Performs related duties as assigned or as required to successfully fulfill function of the position.
15 days ago