At STRIDE Community Health Center, we’re dedicated to more than just providing healthcare-we’re committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of our patients and the communities we serve. As one of Colorado’s largest Federally Qualified Health Centers, we provide comprehensive services—including primary care, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health, health education, and outreach—to individuals and families throughout the Denver Metro area.
With over 35 years of experience serving our community, our growing team is at the heart of our mission. We believe healthcare is about more than treating illness; it is about fostering wellness and addressing the unique needs of every patient, ensuring no one is left behind. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are ready for a career that transforms lives-including your own, STRIDE is the place for you.
Work Schedule: Variable shifts between Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 6:00PM & Saturday 8:00AM - 2:00PM
Location: Peoria Clinic
Pay: We offer a competitive hourly range of $22.50 - $27.00, depending on experience.
General Purpose: The Pharmacy Technician facilitates efficient and accurate dispensing of medications, provides excellent customer service to all patients and fellow STRIDE employees, and assists the pharmacist in all pharmacy operations not requiring professional judgment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accurately dispense medications to patients upon receipt of proper prescriptions and upon approval of the pharmacist.
- Review prescriptions for completeness, enter prescription, patient demographic information and payer information into pharmacy databases, fill prescriptions under supervision of the pharmacist and brings any concerns regarding a prescription to the attention of the Pharmacist.
- Complete training for 340B Drug Pricing Program and Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse within 90 days of hire.
- Verify 340B eligibility of patient, prescription, and provider prior to dispensing 340B purchased medication.
- Positively interact with patients to ascertain patients’ prescription needs, making sure patient consults with the Pharmacist when professional knowledge and judgment are required.
- Answer phone calls and retrieves phone and internet web portal messages. Accurately transcribe phone messages from automated refill line, addressing messages by the end of each business day.
- Prepare RX transfer requests for the pharmacist.
- Check in orders from wholesaler and other pharmaceutical vendors, updating electronic inventory record in the EMR.
- Stock medications in the pharmacy, ensuring proper storage conditions.
- Fill clinic and vaccine orders under supervision of and approval by the pharmacist.
- Submit refill requests, prior authorization requests and other internal communications via the EMR.
- Prepare daily RX deliveries to remote pick-up locations.
- Perform payment transactions in POS register. Follows all cash handling policies and procedures.
- Perform end-of-day prescription and financial reports. Prepare daily cash log, currency summary and deposit for verification and approval by second staff member.
- Return medications to stock after 14 days in will call area.
- Identify and pull expired medications from inventory.
- Complete all training required by department or organization.
- Maintain current pharmacy technician certification.
- Perform other duties as assigned required.
