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Specialty Pharmacy Technician

Shields Health Solutions
Albany, USAfull_timePosted 20 May 2026

About the role

<p> </p> <div> <h1>Specialty Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)</h1> <h2>💰 $4,000 Sign‑On Bonus | 💼 Specialty Pharmacy | 📞 Patient‑Focused Care</h2> </div> <p><strong>Job Purpose:</strong></p> <p>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.  </p> <p><strong>Job Duties:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Interpret and enter prescriptions;</li> <li>Clarify prescription orders with pharmacist and/or clinician as appropriate;</li> <li>Label and fill prescriptions for the pharmacist to verify;</li> <li>Perform pharmaceutical calculations;</li> <li>Identifies medications requiring special storage and/or handling such as hazardous medications and/or refrigerated medication;</li> <li>Identify and assembling supplies necessary for select medications such sharps containers, needles/syringes, alcohol swabs, Band-Aids;</li> <li>Prepares medication for delivery to patients and departments;</li> <li>Answers, resolves and triages inbound inquiries;</li> <li>Provides outbound therapy/medication adherence check-ups;</li> <li>Secures refill prescriptions;</li> <li>Resolves insurance related issues and assists patients with various forms of financial assistance;</li> <li>Maintains pharmacy inventory including drug ordering and receiving;</li> <li>Communicate directly with patients over the phone to assist them in the awareness of their medications;</li> <li>Achieve operational objectives by inputting data, performing adjudication on test claims and preparing action plans for follow-up;</li> <li>Manage, organize, and update relevant data using database applications;</li> <li>Apply observations and recommendations to operational issues, increased productivity, quality, and customer-service standards;</li> <li>Identify trends, resolves problems; recommend improvements; implements change;</li> <li>Actively participates in process improvement initiatives;</li> <li>Acts as a  value-added business partner to stakeholders throughout the organization;</li> <li>Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential;</li> <li>Up

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