Patient Engagement Pharmacy Technician I

Patient Engagement Pharmacy Technician I

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• If not already registered, Pharmacy Technician registration must be completed with KY Board of Pharmacy before or on the date of hire (no testing is required; only a completed application and fee).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates commitment to the quality, philosophy, and values of Baptist Health by maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures, organizational objectives, process improvement, and safety standards.
• Performs all tasks associated with prescription order entry and adjudication for centralized specialty and home delivery prescriptions as permitted by state regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Navigates the dispensing software to perform administrative activities including but not limited to processing prescriptions efficiently, coordinating delivery with patients and/or caregivers, and resolving issues with claims in priority order.
• Resolves insurance problems and communicates anticipated prescription delays to patients in a timely manner.
• Uses available software tools to synchronize patient medication refills.
• Serves as the primary point of contact with patients related to their medication fulfillment needs and escalates clinical questions to the pharmacist.
• Provides excellent care showing empathy and compassion to patients and caregivers.
• Collaborates with onsite central pharmacy dispensing team to coordinate services and prescription fulfillment.
• Assists with maintaining the call center department by keeping it clean and in order and ensures all assigned tasks are completed at the end of the shift.
• Escalates problems to a pharmacist or manager if unable to resolve independently.
• Assists in training new staff and contributes to team meetings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous retail, mail order, central/call center pharmacy work experience preferred.