Overview : This position will have rotating shifts in Salem and Grand Ronde, Oregon. Our department values detail oriented technicians who are able to see the forest and the trees. There are two new openings available. These new positions will ensure that the daily workload continues to be comfortably balanced among the technician team. Weekly shifts at Grand Ronde are four 10 hour shifts and Salem shifts are five 8 hour shifts, no nights, holidays, or weekend shifts. This position has many benefits that are beyond what a typical retail or hospital pharmacy technician would encounter.

Technicians who do well in this environment enjoy interacting with patients. They understand the purpose of this work is to serve the Tribal membership and its community in ways that ensure the patients receive quality, evidence based care. They are able to easily collaborate with prescribers from other clinic departments. They are flexible in the daily tasks assigned to them. They generally have several years of experience in the retail environment and find value in a practice site that supports a work life balance. They also appreciate being assigned different workstations throughout the month.

Applications are to be submitted via the Tribal employment page by clicking on the CTGR Employment Opportunities link: . If you have questions about the position, feel free to contact me at 503-879-2299.

Job Summary:

Assists the pharmacist with delivery of quality pharmaceutical care including preparing, compounding, distributing and dispensing of medication to the patients. Ensures the provision of healthcare services takes place in a professional non-bias environment, and is accomplished efficiently.

Essential Functions:

• Assists the Pharmacist in carrying out all functions related to the preparation and dispensing of medication as allowed by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.
• Processes prescriptions through the computer.
• Contacts providers for prescription refills.
• Contacts providers for the verification of various prescription elements (drug name, directions, quantity, etc.).
• Counts and labels prescriptions.
• Receives and places calls to and from various entities (patients, providers, pharmacies, insurance companies, suppliers.)
• Performs duties of Pharmacist in his/her absence except those duties not allowed by current Oregon Board of Pharmacy rules and regulations.
• Assists the pharmacy staff with pharmacy management activities by; performing pharmacy billing activities, ordering and receiving miscellaneous pharmaceutical merchandise, processing accounts receivable & payable transactions, operating cash register and accurately entering sales transactions, operating postage meter, delivering daily cash and sales transactions to clinic administration, selling and monitoring of prescription and over the counter medications to ensure appropriate billing and reimbursement, maintaining regulatory filing systems, assisting with quality assurance plans, delivering medications to patient homes and delivering mail order prescriptions to post office as needed.
• Assists with stocking and replenishing pharmaceutical inventory by; maintaining an accurate inventory list, submitting and receiving daily pharmaceutical orders, provides procurement of cost effective supplies, shelves and organizes received orders, prepares requisition requests.
• Conducts monthly and yearly inventory.   
• Authorized to serve both eligible and non-eligible beneficiaries in an outreach capacity both on and off site.
• Authorized to transport native and/or non-native patients of the GRHWC in company vehicle as necessary.                                   
• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications:

• Requires a High School or GED equivalent.
• Requires a minimum of two (2) years of medical field experience in pharmacy, physician/nursing, dental, surgical, chiropractic, physical therapy, occupational therapy, medical laboratory, or medical front office or medical billing.
• OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Must maintain a valid Oregon driver’s license or obtain one upon hire, qualify for the Tribe’s vehicle insurance, and provide proof of personal vehicle insurance.

Qualifications:

• National Certification preferred and required within 12 months of employment or before temporary technician license expires.
• Requires active Pharmacy Technician license with the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.
• Requires 20 hours of continuing education every 2 years.
• Requires knowledge and use of medical terminology.
• Bookkeeping experience preferred.
• Must have a working knowledge of the Privacy Act/HIPPA and its applications.
• Requires working knowledge and proficiency in use of office equipment such as fax machine, scanners, copiers, etc. and computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point, and Outlook.
• QS1 and NextGen experience preferred.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, business and telephone etiquette.
• Must have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and record keeping skills.
• Must have ability to respond courteously and tactfully to complaints and client requests, and to maintain confidentiality.
• Must have ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Must have excellent prioritization skills and able to multi-task.
• Occasionally requires the use of personal vehicle for deliveries
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture required 

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
• Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
• This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.
• Occasionally requires color identification and close vision.
• May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during Emergencies, or when the Tribal Emergency Operations Center is opened.
• Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required.

 Background Check:

Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting.