Pharmacy Technician at Staffing Technologies Inc. (A Saicon Company )

Pharmacy Technician – Patient Care Advocate

Staffing Technologies has partnered with a specialty pharmacy with a patient-centred approach.  With a focus on enhancing patient outcomes through high-quality, compassionate specialty pharmacy services, this company has been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Oregonian in 2021, 2022, and 2023!

If you are seeking an opportunity to leverage your Oregon Pharmacy Technician license with an innovative and award-winning company, we’d love to hear from you!

Core Responsibilities:

• Acts as liaison between company, patients, and Physician’s office.
• Responsible for accepting new prescriptions and making sure all necessary information including insurance verification is available to process orders.
• Explains all company programs and services to patients and physician’s office staff.
• Communicates with patients as needed based on prescription refills and refers any medication or illness related questions or concerns to a board licensed healthcare profession including but not limited to: nurses, pharmacists, or supervised pharmacy interns.
• Responsible for scheduling prescription refills within the pharmacy software.
• Maintains documentation of calls to and from patients.
• Contacts patients to schedule deliveries, confirm address, inform of any co-payment involved and notify of payment responsibilities.
• Assists with prior authorizations.
• Refers under/uninsured patients to appropriate patient assistance programs and helps with applications.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Utilize operating systems and tools to help manage patient therapy and refill compliance.

Required skills:

• High school diploma or GED
• Active Oregon Pharmacy Technician License.  A Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician License will be required prior to expiration of existing Oregon licensure or as required by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.

Our ideal candidate has:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively collaborate in a team setting.
• Proficiency in standard workplace software and/or information management applications.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Prior experience working with physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals.