Pharmacy Technician - Credena Health

Job Description

Description:

Swedish Medical Center is looking for a Pharmacy Technician (1.0 FTE, Day Shift) in the Retail Pharmacy at the Swedish First Hill campus in Seattle, WA.

$2,500 Hiring Bonus for eligible external candidates who meet all conditions for payment - this is in addition to the fantastic benefits and compensation package offered by Swedish that begin on your first day of employment.

In this position you will:

• Receive new written prescriptions or refill requests from patients and clarify patient and prescriber information.
• Fill prescriptions and place them in baskets with bulk drug bottle used for dispensing verification and final check by pharmacist.
• Accurately input patient demographics, allergy, medical conditions, and billing information and verifies current eligibility for non-electronic billing methods. Check reasonableness of billing before inputting prescriptions.
• Assist in maintaining adequate inventory by ordering products as they are used or needed including over the counter medications. Restock bins for vials, bottles and jars. Check in received orders and do returns to suppliers.
• Maintain current awareness of and complies with the Quality Management programs, including awareness of current monitors and participates as indicated.
• Ensure patients identified by policy are consulted by pharmacist.
• Answer phones in a timely manner and sorts multiple phone calls in a friendly and efficient manner. Refers to pharmacist as appropriate.
• Acknowledge customers presence as they reach the counter and help them in a friendly and efficient way. Meet customer service excellence standards.

Qualifications:

Required qualifications for this position include:

• Completion of an approved pharmacy technician training program
• Current license to practice as a pharmacy technician in the State of Washington

About the Swedish First Hill Campus:

The 697-bed tertiary-care center on the Swedish/First Hill campus is the flagship of the Swedish health-care system. Swedish/First Hill has one of the most active and advanced birthing programs in Washington state and houses a Level III neonatal intensive-care unit. More surgeries are performed each year at Swedish/First Hill than at any other facility in the region; volumes include more total joint replacements than any other medical center in the state.

We offer comprehensive, best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information, visit

https://swedish.jobs/why-swedish/#benefits-rewards

Our Mission

Our Mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person we serve.

Our Vision is Health for a Better World.

About Us

Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); emergency rooms and specialty center in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 128 primary care and specialty care locations throughout the greater Puget Sound area. Swedish employs nearly 13,000 caregivers (all employees), including nearly 1,400 providers. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're committed to caring for the people in our region and beyond. Swedish is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Swedish does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day

Job Category: Pharmacy Technician

Location: Washington-Seattle

Work Locations: First Hill Main Bldg (WA145) 747 Broadway Seattle, 98122

Req ID: 348725