Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate (Forbes Pharmacy)

UPMC Community Pharmacy is looking for a full time Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate to join their dedicated team at Forbes Outpatient Pharmacy. Qualified candidates are eligible for a $5,000 sign on bonus!

This position provides pharmaceutical care to patients by showing proficiency in essential technician functions like nonsterile medication preparation, packaging and labeling of medications, medication filling, and medication distribution. These services are provided in compliance with the PA Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.

This role will work 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

UPMC offers a generous benefits package, an expansive total rewards package, opportunity to grow your career and much more. Apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
• Ensure that all medications in all areas have been safely and securely stored according to all relevant regulatory agencies.
• Develop and maintain positive and productive service relationships during medication distribution process.
• Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records.
• Finalize sales using cash register, follow proper cash handling policies and procedure

• Possess a high level of knowledge regarding insurance prior authorization process including communication with patient and health care providers.
• Assist patients and health care providers with financial coordination using programs such as: copay assistance, pharmaceutical manufacturer assistance programs, foundation assistance and UPMC programs.
• Demonstrate very strong customer service skills with both staff and patients.
• Monitor pharmacy activities including but not limited to turn around time, out of stock situations, and expired med returns.
• Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices. Ensure timely and accurate filling of prescriptions, including for patients upon discharge. This may include transportation of the physical prescription and coordination of payment from the patient to the outpatient pharmacy.
• Prepare packing and shipping of orders and assist with coordinating and scheduling the prescription delivery with health care team or patient to ensure timely delivery of medications. 
• Maintain an understanding of best practices associated with inventory control processes, ordering, and receiving medication. Demonstrate a solid understanding related to laws, regulations, and policies and procedures related to procurement.
• Assist with the order entry of medications into the pharmacy information system
• Consistently exhibit the following actions: submission of prescription information to correct insurance processor, troubleshoot and resolve rejected claims, reliably coordinate multiple benefit payers, including Medicare, obtaining all necessary paperwork for third parties.
• This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions associated with the job.