Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens
11.2021 - Current
- Performed a full range of pharmacy technician procedures under the supervision of a pharmacist
- Performed pharmaceutical dispensing duties, including filling new outpatient prescriptions, refilling prescriptions, and entering orders into databases
- Handled information, consultation duties, including supporting new patient requests, supporting physician's requests, monitoring drug interactions, and reporting adverse drug reactions
- Understanding of 3rd party insurances and follow-through of insurance-related issues to resolves and assists patients with various forms of financial assistance
- Utilizing strong interpersonal and communications skills to serve customers
- Working to ensure HIPAA policy, pharmacy regulatory compliance, rules, and regulations
- Maintained pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs
- In charge of data entry, completing cash register transactions, answering phones, answering customer's questions and concerns
- Established and maintained patient profiles distribution of unit dose and dispensing monitoring drug therapy in patients ranging in age from neonatal to geriatric
- Dispensed schedule class drugs with accurate order entry and clear documentation
- Inspected drug storage sites, monitored drug supply expiration dates and ensured proper supply levels
- Ordering medications and supplies using applicable technology
- Actively participates in process improvement timelines initiatives
- Processed prior authorizations received via prior authorization help line, by evaluating the medical necessity/appropriateness for specific drugs and based on medical criteria
- Performed vendor returns, claims and Execute all policies and procedures related to shipping and receiving
- Handles hazardous materials in compliance with the department’s safety procedures
