Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

Urology Associates, P.C. - Nashville, TN has an immediate need for a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) to join their team!

The CPhT assists in the delivery of primary health care and patient care management by performing a wide variety of patient support services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES are as followed, other duties may be assigned as needed or required.

· Help health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the provider.

· Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.

· Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

· Provide financial aid for patient treatments.

· Obtain precertification/prior authorization on products or services as needed.

· Perform related duties as assigned.

· Continually stay updated on all insurance information.

· Assist in insurance claims.

· Work well in a crowded atmosphere. Team Oriented.

· Attend all required departmental meetings. HIPAA compliant.

· Remain positive in the face of adversity.

· Phone triage as needed. .

QUALIFICATIONS

· Ability to deal with frequent interruptions, sometimes resulting in a stressful environment.

· Stamina to handle continuous interaction with patients, health care providers and insurance companies.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

· High school graduate or GED equivalent.

· Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a pharmacy technician role managing multiple therapies, preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

· Pharmacy Technician license

· PTCB Certification

LANGUAGE SKILLS

· Ability to read, interpret, and follow documents, such as instructions and Policy & Procedure manuals.

· Ability to speak effectively before patient(s), groups of patients, employees, and or Physicians of company.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of general medical practice and patient care, specialty pharmacy experience, preferred, exemplary leadership qualities, excellent communication skills, effectively displays leadership in a group environment, ability to make use of team resources.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Regularly required to walk, stand, use hands-to-fingers to handle and feel, reach with hands/arms, talk, and hear; occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, smell, lift/and or move up to 50 pounds; ability to have close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, blood/body fluids, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of radiation, and vibration, moderate noise level.