Pharmacy Technician Patient Support
Shields Health Solutions
$28 / hour
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Description
Specialty Pharmacy Technician
Location: Portland, OR
Compensation: An employee in this position can expect an hourly compensation range of $28.00/hr - $36.00/hr. The actual compensation range will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.
Sign-On Bonus: $5,000.00
Job Purpose:
The successful candidate will provide integrated support to patients and pharmacists by providing a 'hands-on" approach to total quality patient care through the delivery of a full continuum of medication adherence support. We are seeking a highly motivated, self-starter who is looking for an exciting career path with a fast-growing company in the specialty pharmacy management services. Candidates MUST be nationally certified and registered as a technician with the State of employment. We are seeking a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with extensive experience.
Job Duties:
- Interpret and enter prescriptions.
- Clarify prescription orders with pharmacist and/or clinician as appropriate.
- Label and fill prescriptions for the pharmacist to verify.
- Perform pharmaceutical calculations.
- Identifies medications requiring special storage and/or handling such as hazardous medications and/or refrigerated medication.
- Identify and assembling supplies necessary for select medications such sharps containers, needles/syringes, alcohol swabs, Band-Aids.
- Prepares medication for delivery to patients and departments.
- Answers, resolves, and triages inbound inquiries.
- Provides outbound therapy/medication adherence check-ups.
- Secures refill prescriptions.
- Resolves insurance related issues and assists patients with various forms of financial assistance.
- Maintains pharmacy inventory including drug ordering and receiving.
- Communicate directly with patients over the phone to assist them in the awareness of their medications.
- Achieve operational objectives by inputting data, performing adjudication on test claims and preparing action plans for follow-up.
- Manage, organize, and update relevant data using database applications.
- Apply observations and recommendations to operational issues, increased productivity, quality, and customer-service standards.
- Identify trends, resolves problems; recommend improvements; implements change.
- Actively participates in process improvement initiatives.
- Acts as a value-added business partner to stakeholders throughout the organization.
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Other duties as assigned
Skills: strong phone skills, highly proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel and Word; able to quickly learn other database programs and able to extract relevant information; strong organizational and interpersonal skills a must
Traits: Organized, high-integrity, attention to detail, dependable, quality focus, empathetic, good listener/communicator
Other: energetic, highly motivated, team player with strong personal and communication skills; discretion and confidentiality essential as position deals with highly sensitive and private data
Experience/ Education:
Required Licensure/Certification: We are seeking experienced pharmacy technicians who are registered with the State of employment and nationally certified as a CPhT or equivalent. Should certification need to be obtained for a particular state or updated at the time of employment, the applicant will commit to obtaining the required certification within a mutually agreed upon timeframe. Continued employment is contingent upon meeting these requirements.
Years of Experience: Required 1+ years, Preferred 5+ years’ experience as a Pharmacy Technician
Education: High school diploma or GED required
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Solid computer skills are required, including proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) for communication, documentation, and data management, as well as, navigating the internet and web-based platforms. Data entry and computer skills will be evaluated through an assessment as part of the pre-employment process.
Shields Health Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Benefits
- bonus
About this role
Shields Health Solutions is hiring a Pharmacy Technician Patient Support specialist in Portland to work in-office on a full-time basis. The role centers on medication adherence and patient care within a specialty pharmacy setting, combining hands-on clinical work with direct patient engagement. You'll interpret and fill prescriptions, perform pharmaceutical calculations, manage inventory, handle insurance and financial assistance issues, and conduct outbound check-ins with patients about their medications. The position also involves data entry, database management, and identifying operational improvements—making it as much about patient communication and problem-solving as it is about technical pharmacy duties.
This is an experienced-hire role: you'll need current national CPhT certification and state registration, plus at least one year of pharmacy technician experience (five years preferred). Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, is essential, along with solid phone skills, attention to detail, and the ability to learn new software quickly. The position values organized, empathetic team players who can handle sensitive patient information with discretion and work across multiple priorities simultaneously.
Shields is offering $28–$36 per hour depending on experience and other factors, plus a $5,000 sign-on bonus. This role suits someone seeking stability in specialty pharmacy with room to grow at a fast-expanding company.
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