Certified Pharmacy Technician

About the job

Walgreens is hiring a full-time certified pharmacy technician in Spokane, WA. Working under a pharmacist's direct supervision, the technician processes and fills prescriptions, serves customers and patients and helps with other pharmacy department work.

What you'll do

• Use pharmacy systems to look up and enter patient and drug information, make sure it is entered correctly and process prescriptions
• Fill prescriptions by retrieving, counting and pouring medications, confirming the medicine is right and checking for possible interactions, and help pharmacists with scheduling and workflow
• Report prescription errors to the pharmacist on duty immediately and follow company policies on pharmacy errors, the Quality Improvement Program and Good Faith Dispensing
• Greet customers and patients, offer help with products and services, resolve problems, answer questions and walk customers to the OTC aisle when possible, modeling good service for the rest of the team
• Ring up sales and handle cash, take phone calls that don't need the pharmacist's personal attention (including calls to physicians), and correct and resubmit manual claims for third-party prescription programs
• Help with inventory by ordering, unpacking, checking and storing drug shipments, and file claims for overages, shortages, order errors and damaged Rx drugs
• Assist the pharmacist with clinical services when needed, such as collecting and labeling blood and urine samples, and help coordinate with Walgreens healthcare clinics and outside providers
• Help the pharmacy manager and pharmacists build relationships with local physicians, nurses and other providers through outreach to health groups, retirement homes and nursing homes
• Keep the pharmacy stocked, clean and orderly, and, if PTCB certified, coach technicians on pharmacy systems and cashiers on the pharmacy registers
• Use the designated PTCB training program to earn and keep PTCB certification, and/or meet the state's required certification or registration (PTCB certification is a condition of promotion to senior technician); attend assigned training and earn continuing education credits

What you need

• Able to read, write and speak English fluently
• Willing to work a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends

Preferred

• Six months of retail experience
• Previous experience working for Walgreens
• Good math skills for accurate prescription filling, such as counting, measuring and weighing medications
• Good computer skills
• Knowledge of store inventory control
• PTCB certification

Schedule

• Full-time
• Varying shifts, which can include evening and weekend hours