Schedule:

Full Time Position

Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:30 pm

515 W Court St. Pasco, WA

Tri-Cities Community Health (TCCH) is looking for a Pharmacy Technician who has a passion for helping others. As a community health center, located in southeastern Washington, serving Pasco, Kennewick, Richland and the surrounding communities.

TCCH offers a variety of schedules to support a work-life balance. Most of our clinics offer Monday-Friday day shifts, with no weekends or holidays, competitive salaries and benefits. While providing careers in a fast-paced work environment and opportunities for professional development.

We employ a highly diversified group of talented individuals who are dedicated to fulfilling our mission to provide the highest quality patient care with the greatest degree of professionalism and courtesy regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

Our Mission:

We are dedicated to the communities we serve, bringing together a unified team that delivers the highest-quality health care to every person, every time.

Who are we?

Our community health center began as a modest sized medical clinic in Pasco, Washington in 1981. The clinic was founded by a small group of women in the Pasco community who saw the need to serve low income community members who could not afford to pay for Healthcare.

Tri-Cities Community Health has grown into a comprehensive non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) where we have evolved into a network of community health centers that continue with the foundation TCCH was built on and serve an even more diverse population in the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas.

Description:

Under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician will perform all duties within the pharmacy as are permitted under the laws of the State of Washington. Pharmacy Technicians also participate in the Tele-pharmacy medication delivery system as needed.

Essential Functions:

• Processes drug orders
• Files and retrieves various pharmacy records as required
• Places completed prescriptions in the appropriate alphabetic sections for patient pick-up
• Maintains assigned work areas and equipment in clean and orderly condition
• Hands out refills to patients when specifically requested to do so, only when the pharmacist on duty determines no counseling is necessary
• Handles routine phone calls, faxes or e-mails
• Operates POS system and related front counter tasks according to pharmacy procedures
• Accurately counts and pours from stock bottles for individual prescriptions and applies correct label to container. Assists in filling prescriptions in compliance packaging
• Reconstitutes medications by addition of a specific quantity of distilled water, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol or provided diluent requiring no calculation
• Accurately enters patient demographics, billing information, and prescription data into computer from faxed, e- prescribed or written (hard copy) prescriptions
• Processes prescriptions from all sources
• Accurately bills private insurance, Medicaid, and 340B claims following appropriate procedures for each
• Communicates effectively with patients, co-workers, and community members
• Prepares completed prescriptions for shipping or delivery according to TCCH Pharmacy guidelines
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intra-departmentally to facilitate the department’s/unit’s ability to meet its goals and objectives

**This is a bargaining unit position**

Minimum Education: HS Diploma/GED required.

Minimum Work Experience: 1-year experience in a pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician or 2 years as a Pharmacy Assistant preferred.

Required Licenses/Certifications: Current Washington State Pharmacy Technician certification in good standing. National Certification preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Bilingual (English/Spanish) language skills preferred. Working knowledge of pharmacy workflows and dispensing procedures. Ability to work varied shifts; Ability to occasionally work late to accommodate patient needs.

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off - Sick, Vacation, and Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Flexible Health Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account
• CME Reimbursement (if applicable)
• Retirement - 403(b) with matching contributions
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Life Insurance

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Tri-Cities Community Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law