Retail Pharmacy Technician

US-ID-Boise

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Req #: 101159
Type: Full-Time
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St. Luke's Health System

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				Overview:

Overview

At St. Luke's, our Pharmacy Technicians play a vital role in delivering outstanding, patient-focused care. We are committed to creating an environment that values and leverages the unique strengths, experiences, and perspectives of our employees, which ultimately enhances our exceptional, patient-centered care.

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Pharmacy Technicians at St. Luke's enjoy opportunities to excel, grow, and be challenged in their careers at the Nampa, Meridian and Boise Medical Centers in Southern Idaho. This is a full-time position with rotating Saturdays.  

Our Retail Pharmacies include Retail services, Home Delivery, and Clinic-based pharmacies, and pharmacy programs such as Med Locker and Meds-to-Beds.

* Retail Pharmacy Technicians prepare and deliver our patients' medications, submit insurance claims, input prescription data, coordinate med-syncing, and assist our patients in person and over the phone.
* Medication Locker Technicians prepare and deliver medications to medication lockers located in St. Luke's facilities and throughout the community, and communicate with patients when prescriptions are ready for pick up at their convenience.
* Meds-to-Beds Technicians fill take-home medications for our pharmacists to deliver bedside to our patients prior to discharge, which helps with medication adherence and eliminates the need for a stop on their way home.

What You Can Expect

* Full-time, part-time, and flex hours available
* Work 8- or 10-hour shifts
* Schedules for our pharmacies can be variable, including Saturday and/or Sunday rotations; Monday-Friday days; or nights
* Receive shift differential pay; certification pay for PTCB Adv. Certification; preceptor pay
* Work in a variety of dynamic environments with other interdepartmental disciplines
* Enjoy the hustle of fast-paced environments
* Learn and expand your pharmacy skills with opportunities to advance into leadership and pharmacy business positions
* Work at the top of your license
* Have opportunities to precept pharmacy technician apprentices and new St. Luke's technicians

Qualifications

* High school diploma or equivalent
* Valid Idaho pharmacy technician License 

Preferred Qualifications

* Two (2) + years' experience
* CPhT

Why St. Luke's

At St. Luke's, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission - and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

Responsibilities:

The Pharmacy Technician 3 is responsible for assisting the pharmacist in the delivery of pharmacy services to patients and customers. Activities of the technician are under the supervision of the pharmacist.

* Compound, prepare and process medications/medication orders for final verification by the pharmacist 

* Refill automated dispensing devices, dispensing technology in the medical center 

* Order, receive, store incoming medications and supplies 

* Utilize computer information systems to support pharmacy processes 

* Complete required cleaning, monitoring, logs, recalls and outdates to established standards 

* Opportunities to train others to reinforce their own training and skills with or without supervision, based on experience with function. May serve as a mentor or role model. May supervise the training of others, based on experience with function. 

* Understands different functions as technician and is applying knowledge and experience to develop skills and learn more complex functions. 

* Technician experience enables them the insight to initiate performance improvement activities and/ or help to develop solutions 

* Provides quality customer service and experience allows them to identify gaps in customer service and provide solutions to close customer service gaps 

* Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

* Education: High school diploma or equivalent 
* Experience: 2 years' experience 
* Licenses/Certifications: 
* Valid Pharmacy Technician License in state of practice 
* Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
			
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