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**Facility:** SRS

**City** San Diego

Department

Job Status

Regular

Shift

Day

FTE

1

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent; California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy

Hours** **:

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

No Weekends

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$26.130 - $32.670 - $36.590

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

As part of our recruitment process, you may receive communication from Dawn, our virtual recruiting assistant. Dawn helps coordinate scheduling for screening calls and interviews to ensure a smooth and timely experience. Rest assured, all candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and hiring teams.

What You Will Do

This role will be supporting our pharmacy team with providing patient care in our anticoagulation clinic. This will be a remote position, however the first 90 days in this role will require onsite training at our Sharp Rees-Stealy Copley office.

Required Qualifications

+ H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

+ California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

+ 2 Years in a hospital or retail pharmacy environment.

+ Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board -PREFERRED

+ Ambulatory care experience

Essential Functions

+ Act as a department liaisonDevelop strong working relationships and collaborates with staff working for and servicing SRS Medical Group.

+ Assist in the development and maintenance of policy and procedure manualsAssist in the development and maintenance of policy, procedure, and work manuals primarily as they relate to the system processing of injectables from the office to the patient.Effectively communicate department policies to staff at regional clinic meetings.Communicate positively with end users at all levels to facilitate learning.

+ Inventory controlPerforms evaluation of all clinic department emergency use log books.Inventories departments and audits department purchase orders against quantity on hand for discrepancies in stock.Communicates with Director regarding compliance discrepancies or inaccuracies found in billing audits.Provides continual re-education of department staff when necessary to maintain quality and consistency in workflow.

+ Knowledge of third party plansUnderstands and maintains knowledge of contracted third party formularies and plan limitations.Self-educates on formulary and contract changes.Maximizes use of financial assistance programs for patients receiving injectables.

+ Task reviewProcesses information received verifying eligibility and benefits for all patient specific requests.Evaluates and determines appropriate location for dispensing of pharmaceuticals.Prioritizes urgent requests and maintains timely turnaround for completion of requests.Processes all requests requiring prior authorization or forwards to appropriate site for authorization.Forwards all requests requiring processing through the retail pharmacy to the appropriate SRS Pharmacy.Forwards all requests requiring processing through wholesale pharmacy to SRS Pharmaceuticals.Forwards all requests requiring specialty pharmacy to appropriate pharmacy.Keep all departments and if necessary, patients, up to date on status of requests and any delaying issues.Demonstrates accurate record keeping in the electronic medical record, OnBase document storage system, and other related systems.

+ Typing skillsUsing a keyboard, required to type proficiently and accurately.Ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute with 0-2 errors.Ability to proof work.

+ Workflow prioritiesIn collaboration with Director, maintain a continuous quality improvement approach to increase unit performance and achieve department goals.Develop workflow priorities as new tasks are taken on and assure smooth transition between departments.Continually develops ways to streamline processes for more efficient use with all departments.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.

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