Pharmacy Technician - Float

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Technician will provide support services to the pharmacists.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services. 

Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:

• Understanding and empathizing with client needs
• Surpassing client expectations
• Demonstrating a high level of integrity
• Exhibiting compassion and commitment
• Advocating for social justice
• Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
• Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The technician will be able to perform the following functions under immediate supervision of a pharmacist:
  • Receive prescription from patients and obtain necessary information for profile and insurance billing.
  • Enter patient and prescription information into the computer and produce a label for the prescription.
  • Answer the phone and record refill authorization information.
  • Call medical office to request refill authorization.
  • Answer non -discretionary questions from patients, such as:
    • Price quote
    • Product availability
    • Requests by patients if prescription has been called in and /or filed.
  • Take refill requests from patients by phone or in person and product a refill label.
  • Place order to suppliers for medications and supplies.
  • Check in orders and log invoices.
  • Return medication to shelf when pharmacist has finished checking prescription.
  • Perform financial transaction at cash register.
  • Assist customers with finding OTC products.
  • Pre-packing and labeling drugs for subsequent use in prescription dispensing operations.
  • Fill prescriptions with medications taken from the shelf stock bottles.
  • Count and pour from stock bottles from individual prescriptions. This function is performed under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and the accuracy of the prescription contents is checked and initialed by a licensed pharmacist.
  • Reconstitutes-restoration of original form of medication previously altered for preservation and storage by addition of a specific quantity of distilled water or provided diluent requiring no calculation. The accuracy of the technician is checked and the work initialed by a licensed pharmacist.
• The supervising pharmacist will thoroughly instruct the pharmacy technician in the limitation of the functions he/she may perform.
• The pharmacy technician will wear a nametag, which clearly identifies his/her status working in the pharmacy and having contact with the general public.
• The pharmacy technician will perform his/bee duties within the limits of function set forth by the codes or regulations of the State of Washington and as supervised by the pharmacy director.
• A pharmacy technician may NOT perform the following functions:
  • Counsel patients.
  • Answer discretionary questions from patients.
  • Accept new prescriptions over the phone from providers.
  • Enter the pharmacy without a pharmacist on duty.
  • Review DUR information or patient history for appropriateness of therapy.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The technician must be qualified to be licensed technician in the State of Washington.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• The technician must speak English. Spanish or other languages are not required, but are strongly recommended.
• The technician must be willing to learn a new language.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• The technician must be able to perform and comprehend basic mathematical calculations, which are required in pharmacy services.

REASONING ABILITY

• The technician must be able to use common sense to perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above.

Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening

EDUCATION and TRAINING

• Completion of a formal academic program for pharmacy technician training or on-the job training program to gain certification by the Board of Pharmacy is necessary.
• A pharmacy technician certification and current license from the Washington State Board is required.
• A minimum of one-year experience working is require in a retail and/or clinic setting as a certified pharmacy technician.

Additional Requirements

• Annual influenza vaccine required.  Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious exemption approved by Administration.  Employees with an approved medical or religious exemption must wear a mask at all time during the flu season.

Work Environment

The pharmacy is a closed environment, where the staff is separated from the customers. The technician must be able to interact with coworkers, customers and other health care entities in person and over the phone.

Physical Requirements

The pharmacy technician must be able to stand for long periods of time, and be able to handle the stresses of interacting with customers.

Hourly - Hourly Plan, 24.35 USD Hourly

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 27 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment. 

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at https://www.seamar.org/jobs-general.html