Monday-Friday rotating shifts: 8:30am-4:30pm, 9:00am-5:00pm, 10:30am-6:30pm. Rotating Saturday 8:30am-12:00noon. Rotating Thanksgiving and Christmas.

JOB SUMMARY The Pharmacist Assistant serves the Long Term Care Pharmacy in the technical functions of the practice of long term care pharmacy, enabling the pharmacist to provide pharmaceutical care functions.  An integral part of the pharmacy team, the technician transcribes prescriptions to the pharmacy dispensing system, bills insurance, packages and labels medications, assists with inventory control, and provides exceptional customer service to our patients.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education [formal]:

Required:

1. A high school diploma or equivalent is required

Preferred:

1. Completion of Pharmacy technician training course

Certification and Registration

Required:

1. Registration: Registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Technician Trainee or Certified Pharmacy Technician is required to be validated prior to commencement of employment per IA BOP Rules 657-3.3.

AND

2. Certification: National certification must be acquired and maintained from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), or the Natiaonal Healthcareer Association prior to the expiration date of a Pharmacy Technician in Training registration. .

OR

3.  Registration:  Registration with the Iowa Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist-Intern per Board of Pharmacy rules:  “Pharmacist-intern” or “intern” means a person enrolled in a college of pharmacy or actively pursuing a pharmacy degree, or as otherwise provided by the board, who is registered with the board for the purpose of obtaining instruction in the practice of pharmacy from a preceptor pursuant to Iowa Code section 155A.6. “Pharmacist-intern” includes a graduate of an approved college of pharmacy, or a foreign graduate who has established educational equivalency pursuant to the requirements of rule 657—4.7(155A), who is registered with the board for the purpose of obtaining practical experience as a requirement for licensure as a pharmacist in Iowa. “Pharmacist-intern” may include an individual participating in a residency or fellowship program in Iowa, whether or not the individual is licensed as a pharmacist in another state.

Experience: 

Preferred:

      1. Previous Long Term Care Pharmacy Technician Experience

      2. Previous Retail Pharmacy Technician or Acute Care Pharmacy Technician experience

      3. Previous retail/customer service experience

      4. Previous experience in the medical field

Special Skills and Competencies:

Tact, diplomacy, accuracy, dependability and typing

Knowledge of pharmaceutical names and dosages

Must have acceptable accuracy in performing tasks of verbal and written communication, keyboard operation and computer skills, as well as interpretation and use of numerical and graphic materials

Must be organized and detail oriented

Excellent customer service skills

Must follow all laws and regulations related to the practice of pharmacy