Legacy Community Health is a premium, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides comprehensive care to community members regardless of their ability to pay. Our goal is to treat the entire patient while improving their overall wellness and quality of life, in addition to providing free pregnancy tests, HIV/AIDS screening. At Legacy, we empower patients to lead better lives by promoting healthy behaviors and offering resources such as literacy classes, family planning services, and nutrition and weight management information.

Our roots began in 1981 as the Montrose Clinic, with specialization in HIV education, testing, and treatment. Since then, the agency has expanded to >50 clinics in Houston, one in Baytown, two in Beaumont, and one in Deer Park with extensive services that include: Adult primary care, HIV/AIDS care, pediatrics, OB/GYN and maternity, dental, vision and behavioral health. We also service students within KIPP and YES Prep schools. Legacy is committed to driving healthy change in our communities.

Job Description

Pharmacy technician trainee is an individual who is registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician trainee and is authorized to participate in a pharmacy's technician training program.

The primary responsibility of the Technician Trainee, Pharmacy is to assist the pharmacist in the preparation, filling, and delivery of medications and other tasks associated with dispensing. Participates in ensuring that the daily operations of the pharmacy and quality checklists are met to minimize any interruptions in service. Provides daily leadership to ensure that the work is accomplished timely and safely.

Essential Functions

• Assists the pharmacist in ensuring the appropriateness of medication doses by obtaining and entering patient information as necessary.

· Ensures the patient receives correct medication by using appropriate dispensing procedures.

· Maintains adequate stock of medication and supplies, uses safety precautions when stocking; ensures proper filling techniques are used when preparing medications

· Re-establishes priorities based on workload

· Ensures insurance adjudication and pre-authorizations are processed in a timely manner

· Completes and properly documents Daily and Monthly Activity checklists including expired drug checking, cleaning, area inspections, ordering as assigned

· Ensures appropriate counseling time is offered to patients and document when refused

· Communicates with referring physicians’ offices or insurance companies as supported by procedures or requested by pharmacists

· Provides positive customer service by interacting with customers according to the Legacy Community Health Employee Handbook; when assisting clients at the cash register

· Communicates with customers and co-workers with respect and courtesy, avoiding loud and disruptive conversation and/or remarks indicating disrespect

· Participates in hand-off communication when beginning and leaving your shift

· Maintain patient confidentiality

· Notifies Pharmacist, Manager, Pharmacy of any problems that go unresolved so that attention to the problem can occur; and understands the urgency of follow up when necessary

· Disseminates any information (drug shorts, availability, pricing, timely to the pharmacists and peers

· Tracks and provides information regarding non-stock requests and recommendations for par adjustments

· Maintains prescription files according to policy and procedure; completes filing daily.

· Collects cash as appropriate and performs daily procedures for money collections.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education & Training Requirements

• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• A person designated as a pharmacy technician trainee shall be registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy prior to beginning training in a Texas licensed pharmacy.
• A person may be designated as a pharmacy technician trainee for no more than two years and the requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician must be completed within the two year period.
• Must be able to pass a math test pertinent to retail pharmacy activities
• Must maintain required certifications
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Ability to meet Legacy Community Health's EPIC proficiency requirements

Work Experience

Two (2) years healthcare experience, preferred

Benefits

As part of values that Healthcare is a Right and not a Privilege, we offer a suite of benefits

• Medical / Vision / Dental (Costs of benefits are based on your yearly salary)
  • Medical visit copays are waived when seeing a Legacy provider.
• 9 Holiday + 1 Floating Holiday
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Bright Horizons Back-up Care
  • As a user of Bright Horizons Back-Up Care, you can conveniently schedule care right from your mobile device with the Back-Up Care app– your easy, time-saving solution to managing family care challenges while on the go.
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • PTO Exchange benefit

PTO Exchange will provide you with the option to convert a portion of your accrued but unused PTO hours for use toward several different benefits and causes, based on your own priorities.

With PTO Exchange, you can convert a portion of your unused PTO into:

• 403(b) Retirement contributions
• Student loan payments / Tuition for the employee
• Leave Sharing donations to fellow employees