Licensed Pharmacy Technician
Job ID: A25-025
Location: Alpena
About Our Family:
Established in 1978, Alcona Health Center (AHC) is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center dedicated to making a lasting impact in the Northern MI communities we serve, offering medical, behavioral health, dental and pharmacy services. As a member of the AHC family, you will join a team of over 300 coworkers, all devoted to providing quality health care to all residents of our communities, regardless of their ability to pay.
Your Valued Contributions:
Prepares, packages, and delivers medications under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.
- Serves patients at the pharmacy:
- Enters patient profile information and maintains accuracy of information in the database, generating reports when needed.
- Enters prescription information data from physician medication orders.
- Processes patient requests for refills.
- Provide patients with educational information regarding their prescription.
- Determines if patient/prescription is 340B eligible.
- Delivers quality customer service to patients, responding to inquiries, questions, or requests, and referring them to the pharmacist for medical information.
- Assists the pharmacist with filling prescriptions:
- Obtains medication from inventory.
- Repackages and labels medication for patients.
- Dispenses medications as directed by providers and/or MSS.
- Transfers prescriptions to and from other pharmacies.
- Provides administrative support to the pharmacy function:
- Maintains an inventory of stock levels, clearing expired, damaged, and recalled medications as appropriate.
- Orders medications from wholesalers and verifies received orders.
- Bills third-party insurance providers and troubleshoots rejected claims.
- Answers telephone in a polite and timely manner and ensure accurate information is exchanged and patient is satisfied. Directs calls to appropriate pharmacy staff.
- Performs clerical tasks, such as filing invoices, reports and other documents as assigned, operating cash register. Ensures invoices are forwarded to the Finance Department.
Required Training & Experience:
- Possesses a current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) CPR
- Possesses a current State of Michigan driver’s license and valid automobile insurance.
- Possesses a current Michigan license as a Pharmacy Technician.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of products.
- Effectively use the pharmacy software system.
We’re Here For You:
Supporting Balance: As a part of our family, you will work full time (35 hours/week). Numerous holidays, generous vacation time and sick days are also offered.
Supporting Your Health: Low deductible Medical, Rx, Vision & Dental insurance at a minimal cost for employees, as well as professional courtesy within our clinics.
Supporting Your Future: Retirement Savings Plan, FSA, Life, AD&D, & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance.
Supporting Your Education: Continuing Education Assistance program. Employment with AHC may also qualify you for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
