What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician position at Alliance Healthcare Services?
Pharmacy Technician
At Alliance Healthcare Services (AHS), it is our mission to promote wellness in the community. Our not-for-profit organization is the largest comprehensive behavioral health provider in Shelby County. We offer outpatient, intensive outpatient, home-based, and community-based programs, including a continuum of crisis services to over 22,000 residents of Shelby County. We’re committed to bringing compassionate and dedicated individuals to help us continue to provide the best services to our community.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- High School diploma or equivalent – requirement
- 2 years of retail pharmacy experience – requirement
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification - requirement
- Bi-lingual – preferred
- Excellent communication, computer & customer service skills
- Organized with a strong attention to detail; able to multi-task and prioritize work
- Establish and maintain positive working relationships with all clients, AHS employees and community you interact with as an AHS employee.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Retrieves medications from shelf, counts medications and labels containers under the direct supervision of the pharmacist
- Enters medication information and directions on client profile into computerized database
- Receives written prescriptions from clients and verifies that information required on a prescription is complete
- Answers the telephone and may take requests for prescription refill from a client
- Performs cashier functions for payments received for medications
- May hand out prepared prescriptions under the supervision of the pharmacist
- Inventory management - orders and replaces stock in the pharmacy under supervision
- Process confidential information
- Uphold all local, state and federal laws pertaining to pharmacy
- Other job duties as assigned
Shift Availability:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm; Wednesday 8:00am - 5:30pm; Friday 8:00am - 3:30pm
Promoting wellness in the community starts with our employees. At AHS, our employees enjoy many perks. Listed below are just some of the great benefits you as an employee may be eligible for with us.
Health and Wellness
- Medical Insurance Coverage
- Dental Insurance Coverage
- Vision Insurance Coverage
- Flexible Spending Account
- Long Term Disability – Company Paid
Financial Wellbeing
- Competitive Compensation Packages
- Life Insurance – Company Paid
- 403b Retirement Plan with Company Funded Matching
- Employee Discounts provided through Life Mart
- Loan Forgiveness options through Federal programs (Public Service Loan Forgiveness and National Health Service Corps)
Career Development and Growth
- Opportunities for growth and movement within the organization
Work Life Balance
- Paid Time Off – To include PTO for vacations, illness, and personal days
- Flex Days – Company given PTO days
- Paid Holidays
EOE M/V/F/H
Alliance Healthcare Service is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or protected veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $16.01 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- retail pharmacy: 2 years (Required)
Language:
- Bilingual (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $-1