Senior Pharmacy Technician- New Britain

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Senior Pharmacy Technician is responsible for helping the Pharmacists perform daily tasks to serve patients. Their duties include date entry, filling and labeling prescriptions, interacting with patients to answer questions or dispensing prescriptions and contacting patients to notify them when their prescription is ready.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports pharmacy services by stocking, preparing and distributing medications.

• Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them professionally, answering questions and requests, and referring inquiries to the pharmacist when appropriate.

• Maintains pharmacy inventory, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and removing outdated drugs. Ensures separation of 340B drug inventories as applicable.

• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.

• Prepares medications for pharmacists to dispense by interpreting medication orders and prescriptions, preparing labels, and calculating quantities.

• Performs data entry and process prescriptions.

• Assists with training new pharmacy technicians, delivery personnel and other pharmacy staff.

• Performs other duties within the scope of pharmacy technician practice as assigned at the discretion of the Pharmacy Manager.

Required Skills:

• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting

• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician (2+ years)

• Experience managing multiple competing priorities; excellent prioritization skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Excellent oral, written, and verbal communication skills

• Skilled in exercising initiative, judgement, discretion, and decision making to achieve objectives

• Quick learner with customer service mindset

• Position requires light to moderate work with 50 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry

Desired Other Skills:

• Familiarity with 340B program

• Familiarity with adherence packaging and home delivery

• Familiarity with Federally Qualified Health Centers

• Bilingual preferred.

Qualifications:

• Nationally certified pharmacy technician certification (CPhT) required

• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred

• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting

• State licensure/registration

Organizational Summary:

The Moses/Weitzman Health System is a global leader addressing challenges faced by organizations caring for the poor and diverse populations, and is home to programs focusing on education, research, and process improvement support for safety net providers. The system delivers primary care to more than 150,000 patients in Connecticut, and extends access to specialty care for more than 2.5 million individuals across the U.S. It is a national accrediting body for organizations training advanced practice providers, and offers accredited education and training for Medical Assistants in multiple states. As an incubator for new ideas in areas including social justice, the environment, and social determinants of health, the MWHS is addressing challenges faced by providers caring for underserved communities, creating innovative and impactful initiatives led by nationally and internationally recognized experts. As it forges pathways into the future of primary care, the MWHS honors Lillian Reba Moses (1924-2012), a granddaughter of slaves, and Gerard (Gerry) Weitzman (1938-1999), whose ancestors escaped pogroms in Eastern Europe. Their vision and commitment to justice and equity in healthcare is the foundation upon which the Moses/Weitzman Health System was built.

Location:

New Britain Pharmacy

City:

New Britain

State:

Connecticut

Time Type:

Full time

Compensation and Benefits:

$23-$25 per hour

At Moses/Weitzman Health System, we are committed to supporting the health, well-being, professional growth, and financial security of our employees. Eligible employees may have access to a comprehensive total rewards package that can include competitive compensation, health and wellness benefits, retirement savings opportunities, paid time off, professional development and tuition assistance programs, employee assistance resources, flexible work arrangements where applicable, and other company-sponsored benefits. Specific benefit offerings and eligibility requirements may vary based on position, work location, scheduled hours, and applicable plan terms. Learn more about our benefits and career opportunities on our Careers website.

MWHS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.