Pharmacy Technician Supervisor

JOB SUMMARY:

The pharmacy technician supervisor at MAHEC works in collaboration with the departmental leadership team and operates as the first line of support for the pharmacy technicians. The Pharmacy Technician Supervisor assists with achieving excellent patient experience, high quality outcomes, and improved productivity for the team. Performs the daily duties of the pharmacy technician.

Pharmacy technician roles supervised by pharmacy technician supervisor include refill protocol team, medication assistance program, patient access center, and population health.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists in the interviewing and selection process of technicians.
• Participates in and coordinates new employee onboarding and training for technicians
• Completes technician competency assessments and provides real-time feedback on job performance. Coaches team members to achieve success
• Conduct technician meetings to ensure staff are appropriately updated on departmental and system updates and communications.
• Perform clinical chart audits as needed, using established review protocols.
• Manage daily operations of technician-related Pharmacy services, including developing, updating, and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all technician duties.
• Participates in front line duties as needed such as prescription refills, medication access and patient access center.
• Problem-solve patient complaints and complex medication-related issues with communication/follow-up with department heads and administration.
• Identify and communicate need for adequate resources to meet needs of patients and staff.
• Participates in system changes in the department to ensure staff understands process and workflow changes under direction of the chair, administrative director, or designee.
• Contributes to the goals of pharmacy leadership by timely completing projects and new initiatives. Identifies opportunities to improve processes based on feedback and experience. Communicates effectively with pharmacy leadership team.
• Monitors and identifies opportunities to enhance productivity and efficiency in human and material resources
• Communicate in an effective, professional manner.
• Maintain effective working relationships with all
• Perform other related duties incidental to work described

This role description is a general description of the essential job functions.  It is not intended to describe all the duties the Pharmacy Technician Supervisor may perform.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Communication Skills

Effectively and respectably communicate with other individuals, whether it be a colleague, patient, or patient’s family member and appropriately enumerate information in a manner easily understood by all parties. We do this to foster a culture of understanding between all parties, especially in complex and difficult situations, to ultimately provide the best care possible to our patients and their families.

• Decision Making

Ability to make the most appropriate decision in a given situation and then taking the next steps to ensure appropriate and timely completion. This requires conflict resolution skills, critical thinking skills, confidence in your ability to make the right decision in most situations. This also includes ability to prioritize your workday appropriately to ensure the most important tasks are completed on time.

• HealthCare Knowledge

Having the drive to keep yourself abreast and up to date on the new breakthroughs in your area of expertise and communicating them to the rest of the team, as appropriate.  This also includes keeping up with your licensure and yearly training requirements within your area expertise along with MAHEC’s organizational training. Finally, the ability to apply the depth of knowledge maintained and gained through this process in real life scenarios as appropriate.

• Interpersonal Skills

Showing the ability to meet difficult situations with grace, professionalism, and understanding. Within your area of expertise, showing respect and showing empathy where appropriate with your colleagues, patients, and their family at all times, even when its most difficult to do so. This is done, in part, by effective listening, being your authentic self, showing responsibility and dependability, and being patient with others.

• Organizational Values

Adherence to MAHEC’s founding principles and incorporating them every day. This includes, among others, having integrity and accountability, reverence for other cultures and equitable practices, ability to manage change, and displaying a clear understanding of organizational dynamics. Doing these things creates a culture where people want to do the best for each other and gives personal ownership towards the goal of helping people in their time of need.

• Problem Solving

Having an analytical mind and ability to work autonomously to solve complex problems that may arise. The wherewithal to think logically through a difficult problem and come to an appropriate resolution for a given issue. This helps to drive continuous improvement by thinking through where we can improve in a novel way. Measures success by understanding where we are currently and where we want to go and then applying those new ideas to affect positive change.

SPECIFIED SKILLS

• COMPUTER
  • Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications required.
  • Electronic health record experience.
• FOREIGN LANGUAGE
  • Spanish speaking skills preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Light - Moderate energy level: Lift and carry 25 - 35 lbs, Push/Pull 50 - 100 lbs (empty bed, stretcher, etc.)
• Frequent (34 - 66% of Workday)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises pharmacy technicians in patient access center, refill protocol, medication assistance program, and population health roles

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) license
  • Knowledge and experience documenting patient care in an electronic health record and/or pharmacy dispensing software preferred
  • Five years of pharmacy or clinical experience
  • Advanced skillset in one of the following:
    • Clinical care: 
      • Examples include: refill protocol, medication access, medication reconciliation
    • Retail operations:
      • Examples include: inventory management, 340B analysis, workforce management
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Graduation from a pharmacy technician training program

REQUIRED LICENSES:

• Certification as a pharmacy technician with NC Board of Pharmacy.
• Certification as a CPhT through PCTB
• Current CPR Certification.

SCHEDULE:

Regular attendance on-site is an essential function of this position. Typical business hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (or flexed to best meet the needs of the clients and/or the Division); 40 hours per workweek; weekend, holiday, or evening coverage is occasionally required. Work hours will need to be flexible in order to respond to special work assignments, or evening activities, as requested by the team leader.

POSITION COMPENSATION:

$29.90/hu, full time + full benefits available

At MAHEC, we strive to equip all team members with Total Rewards (pay + benefits) to honor their service, support their health, manage their financial security, build their career, and thrive.

All MAHEC employees and learners will be required to receive the Flu vaccine or have an approved exemption.

MAHEC Talent Management is located at 121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803. Equal Opportunity Employer.

MAHEC is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Employees who meet federal requirements may be eligible to have remaining student loan balances forgiven after 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time at MAHEC.

If you are interested in this role, and you have related experience and qualifications, we encourage you to apply or reach out to AskTalent@mahec.net for support in your job search process. You could be the talent we are seeking for this or other opportunities.