Pharmacy Technician

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Opportunity:

Perigon Pharmacy 360 is focused on the care and support that we offer to our patients and their providers. The Pharmacy Technician position will conduct a variety of front-end and back-end pharmacy operations in the processing and shipment of prescription orders. Functional areas include prescription intake, QA, PCB, Order Entry, Shipping & Logistics.   

Duties/Responsibilities: 

  • Creation of new patients and existing patient images into CRM 
  • Manage the accurate entry of prescriptions into CRM
  • Conduct PreQA activities while performing necessary Pharmacy calculations; under direction of Pharmacist In Charge (PIC)
  • Create and update physician profiles
  • Outreach to Physicians offices to obtain prescriptions on patients with no refills, clarification of prescriptions orders, expired prescriptions; etc
  • Log into phone queue and support callers (patients/physicians; etc) needs. 
  • Documentation of information into patient file 
  • Conduct pick-pack-ship activities for daily patient orders
  • Support logistic operations while conducting pharmacy fulfillment activities

Required Skills / Abilities 

  • High sense of urgency
  • Commitment to excellence
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Patient focused, empathetic and respectful
  • Dedicated and persistent
  • Cooperative and knowledgeable
  • Ability to work weekdays, including possible Saturdays and extended business hours, as needed

Qualifications:

  • Excellent oral communication and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills; clear and concise, effective, patient, and courteous.
  • Solid time management skills
  • Contribute to delivering a positive engagement with all internal teams
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced work environment and under tight deadlines
  • A solid base understanding of operational roles within a Specialty Pharmacy setting
  • Familiarity with ScriptMed pharmacy platform a plus!
  • Certified Pharmacy Technician a plus!

Working Conditions:

  • Ability to lift boxes up to 25lbs
  • Ability to stand for long periods of time

Position Success Factors:

  • Excellent problem-solving skills 
  • Contribute to delivering a positive engagement with all internal teams
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced work environment and under tight deadlines
  • Strong communication skills; clear and concise, effective, patient, and courteous.
  • A solid base understanding of operational roles within a Specialty Pharmacy setting

About Perigon Pharmacy 360
Perigon Pharmacy 360 is a national, independent pharmacy with dual accreditation from URAC + ACHC and one location in Pittsburgh PA. Founded in 2016 as a specialty pharmacy, we have continued to keep our personal touch at the forefront of all we do for patients, providers, and our partners in excellence. In 2021, we re-focused efforts to evolve with the growing need of embracing technology by bridging the gap between Digital Pharmacy and Personal Care through our exclusive use of the Medesto Health Enterprise Platform, created and developed internally by Perigon Health 360.  Our talented team of Pharmacists have developed clinical protocols to support the needs of multi-chronic and specialty patients, to help successfully guide the patient through their healthcare journey with meaningful results also for our payor and pharma partners. Come learn more about the exciting difference we are making in healthcare. Learn more about Perigon Health 360 here.