Pharmacy Technician / Pharm Tech Apprenticeship

About the job

Walgreens is hiring a full-time pharmacy technician or pharmacy technician apprentice in Post Falls, Idaho. Technicians work directly with patients and customers and assist the pharmacist, and the apprenticeship trains people new to pharmacy toward PTCB certification while they work.

What you'll do

• Assist the pharmacist, under direct supervision, following state and federal rules and company policy
• Enter patient and drug information, fill prescriptions by counting and pouring medications, and check for possible drug interactions
• Greet customers, answer questions, solve problems and help them find products
• Report prescription errors to the pharmacist right away
• Ring up sales and handle cash at the pharmacy register
• Take phone calls that don't need the pharmacist, including calls to physicians
• Correct and resubmit third-party insurance claims and handle other clerical work
• Help with ordering, unpacking, checking and storing drug shipments
• May help the pharmacist with clinical services such as collecting and labeling patient samples
• Keep the pharmacy stocked, clean and orderly
• If PTCB certified, coach other technicians on pharmacy systems

What you need

• Fluent in reading, writing and speaking English
• Willing to work a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends
• Earn and keep PTCB certification through the company's training program, or the certification or registration the state requires

Preferred

• Six months of retail experience
• Past work experience with Walgreens
• Good math skills for counting, measuring and weighing medications
• Good computer skills
• Knowledge of store inventory control
• PTCB certification

Schedule

• Full-time, with a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends

Benefits

• A paid apprenticeship training program recognized by ASHP and the Department of Labor that leads toward PTCB certification
• Training courses and continuing education