Pharmacy Technician

About Us

Avenue 360 Health and Wellness is a 7-site community-based health system designated as a federally qualified health center (FQHC). Avenue 360 provides high quality and caring service to promote healthy people and communities. Our 360-degree approach addresses medical, dental, behavioral health and social service needs. Our compassionate care extends to those with and without insurance, and we believe income must not determine the level of and access to quality health care. Providing comprehensive, high quality, and caring service is at the core of what we do, whether medical, dental, behavioral health, hospice care, or supportive housing programs.

What we have to offer

Our Compensation Package Includes :

• Generous Paid Time Off- (11 paid holidays per year, 2 Floating Holidays per year, 14 paid Vacation days per year, 4 hours per month of accrued Sick days)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401K match up to 4%
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Overview: 

The pharmacy technician prepares medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.

· Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests. · Fill bottles with prescribed medications and type and affix labels.

· Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.

· Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.

· Clean, and help maintain, equipment, and work areas.

· Establish and maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.

· Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, and supplies, and enter inventory data into computer.

· Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.

· Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.

· Mix pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.

· Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.

· Compute charges for medication and equipment dispensed to clinic patients, and enter data in computer.

· Price stock and mark items for sale.

· Performs quality management/assurance activities.

· Other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, Licensure/Certification and Skills/Abilities Related Requirements:

• The pharmacy technician must be registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
• Must be fluent in English (oral and written), Spanish highly desired.
• BLS certification required 

Continuing Education and Training Requirements:

Participates in trainings required by the funding source and/or as required by licensure