Pharmacy Data Technician

Job Title: Pharmacy Data Technician Job Description
The Pharmacy Data Technician accurately enters, verifies, and maintains prescription information in the pharmacy operating systems to support safe and timely medication dispensing for long-term care patients. This role focuses on high-volume data entry, prescription processing, and coordination with healthcare providers while delivering courteous and professional customer service.
Responsibilities
- Enter new and refill prescriptions into the pharmacy operating system accurately and in a timely manner to support error-free dispensing.
- Triage and prioritize incoming faxed prescriptions to ensure medications are dispensed within required timeframes.
- Record clear and accurate notes in the computer system, including appropriate cycle fill coding and other relevant information.
- Calculate and/or verify the correct medication dosage based on the prescription and ensure data accuracy before processing.
- Respond to incoming calls from customers with caring, understanding, and courtesy, routing calls appropriately to provide a high level of service.
- Ensure all prescriptions assigned for processing during the shift are completed before the end of the regular workday.
- Receive, evaluate, and process refill requests, and follow up with doctors offices as needed to obtain clarifications or approvals.
- Develop proficiency in the use of all pharmacy systems, including document imaging tools and the legacy pharmacy computer operating system.
- Assist, as needed, with filing completed orders, packaging medications, managing inventory, profiling orders for medical records, and filling processed prescriptions for dispensing.
- Learn and support the medication cycle process to meet delivery deadlines for long-term care facilities.
- Maintain accurate data entry records for cycle medications, including fill requests and renewal processing for cycle medication orders, along with new cycle orders as applicable.
- Support long-term care pharmacy operations by helping to fill prescriptions for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes.
- Perform other essential functions and duties as assigned to support overall pharmacy operations.
Essential Skills
- Active Pharmacy Technician certification (such as CPhT or equivalent).
- 13+ years of experience working as a pharmacy technician in a pharmacy setting.
- Proficiency in pharmacy data entry with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to calculate and verify correct medication dosages based on prescription information.
- Experience processing new and refill prescriptions in a pharmacy computer operating system.
- Ability to triage and prioritize high volumes of faxed prescriptions for timely dispensing.
- Strong customer service skills, demonstrating caring, understanding, and courtesy on the phone.
- Ability to communicate effectively with doctors offices and other healthcare providers for refills and clarifications.
- Comfort working with pharmacy technology, including document imaging systems and legacy pharmacy software.
- Ability to complete assigned prescription processing tasks within the scheduled shift.
- Capability to sit and perform computer-based work for extended periods of time.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) credential.
- Experience in long-term care pharmacy environments is beneficial.
- Familiarity with medical billing processes in a pharmacy setting.
- Experience handling prescriptions for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes.
- Strong organizational skills to manage cycle fill processes and medication delivery timelines.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Comfort working with multiple pharmacy-related systems and adapting to new technologies.
Work Environment
This position is based in a long-term care pharmacy environment, focused on filling prescriptions for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes rather than a retail pharmacy setting. The role is primarily computer-based, requiring the ability to sit and perform data entry and system work for extended periods. The standard schedule is a 40-hour workweek, Monday through Friday, with an 8-hour shift between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., including a 30-minute lunch break. The shift time will rotate within this window. The Pharmacy Data Technician will be scheduled to work one weekend per month, with Saturday hours from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday hours from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; during the week leading up to that weekend, the schedule will include one weekday off and a reduction of a half hour from other shifts to maintain a 40-hour workweek. The dress code is casual, allowing jeans and T-shirts, with a requirement to wear closed-toe shoes. The environment supports a steady workflow with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and collaboration to meet medication delivery deadlines for long-term care patients.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Cedar Rapids, IA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $25.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Cedar Rapids, IA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 29, 2026.
Workplace Type
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