Pharmacy Technician

Overview

Supporting Community Healthcare is a rewarding role. LifeLong Medical Care is looking for a Pharmacy Technician to work at our TRUST Health Center in Oakland. The Pharmacy Technician works with licensed clinicians and clinic support staff to direct patients to appropriate resources for medications. Assists providers to expedite prescription refills, assists with pharmacy information requests, manages in-clinic dispensing, and is responsible for ordering, receiving, and managing medications for the clinic dispensary.

Must be able to obtain valid CA pharmacy technician / pharmacist intern license within 6 months of hiring .

This is a full time, 40 hrs / wk, benefit eligible position.

This position is represented by SEIU-UHW. Salaries and benefits are set by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and an employee in this position must remain a member in good standing of SEIU-UHW, as defined in the CBA.

LifeLong Medical Care is a multi-site, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a rich history of providing innovative healthcare and social services to a wonderfully diverse patient community. Our patient-centered health home is a dynamic place to work, practice, and grow. We have over 15 primary care health centers and deliver integrated services including psychosocial, referrals, chronic disease management, dental, health education, home visits, and much, much more.

Benefits

Compensation : $21 / hour for non-licensed & $23 - $24.96 / hour for licensed. We offer excellent benefits including : medical, dental, vision (including dependent and domestic partner coverage), generous leave benefits including ten paid holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) retirement savings plan.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions - ««««« (Highest time requirements)

General

• Provides LifeLong patients with medication resource support, information, and management.
• Helps patients determine the most appropriate sources for their prescription medications and referring patients to appropriate programs and resources- discount pharmacies, Patient Assistance Programs, Dispensary, or Lifelong contract pharmacies.
• Assist providers with prescribing, including formulary expertise and Prior Authorization technical assistance.
• Acts as internal technical expert regarding medication management and purchasing.
• Provides clinic-level 340B compliance and expertise.
• Maintains clinic drug management processes and records in accordance with CA Board of Pharmacy regulations, DEA, and FDA requirements.
• Helps manage clinic medication expenditures.
• Assists with regulatory audits

Manages Refill requests «««««

Medication Access Support : ««««

Resolves pharmacy eligibility and medication issues : «««

Dispensary Management «««

Ordering and receiving dispensary medications from multiple sources

Prior Authorizations (Provides technical expertise for Pas) «««

Drug Assistance Programs : ««

Drug recalls :

Drug Rep liaison :

Manage Secure Rx paper / pads / labels : (varies by clinic)

Coordinates Medicare Part D program outreach and assistance (all clinics)

Manages Lifelong staff and volunteer availability

Qualifications

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