I'm a new tech at Walmart pharmacy, i'm still confused on using the Connexus system such as billing problems and insurance info

Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, Michigan said: I hate to change the subject here but you all seem to have quite the experience working in Walmart Pharmacy.

Here is my dilemma:

Im having difficulties passing the Anti-kickback cbl! Has anyone had this trouble before?

they questions are trick questions I dont think anybody in our pharmacy got 100% on it we all helped each other with the answers and even the pharmacist didnt get them all right

Jbell822 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania said: i am doing an online course for pharmacy technician right now..i cant go to a real school class because i have to work for my wife and child..i have about 5 months till ill complete this course..with pharamcys still hire me even tho i havent finished my course yet?

hey... is pharmacy technician course is available in online also? can u tell me d details please... actually i have completed my 4 years pharmacy degree in india.. here if i want to work as a pharmacy technician i still has to continue my studies for 1more year.. so can i continue my one year course through online? any one suggest me please..!!

Well im a CPht and i only make 7.25 an hour! Dont get me wrong, i havent been there but four months. I still think that its unfair. One of the girls i work with has been working there for over a year now and she makes the same as i do! What can i do about this?!

Mary b in Saint Louis, Missouri said: Well im a CPht and i only make 7.25 an hour! Dont get me wrong, i havent been there but four months. I still think that its unfair. One of the girls i work with has been working there for over a year now and she makes the same as i do! What can i do about this?!

I've been a tech for over 20 years and I only make $15!

Minimum wage rate in MI is 7.50 per hour , Pharmacy tech in walmart MI is 9.50 what I think you are assigned as associate inthe Pharmacy not as Pharmacy tech .
this dllemma only because the supply of Pharmacy tech applicants are more than demond vaccancy ....

JohnS in Denver, Colorado said: Ask your co-workers, thats what they are there for.

for the life of me, i do not see why people get jobs, then post on a forum asking for help on how to do the job...ask the people who hired you...

Uuuuuum, maybe you should follow the Golden Rule??

Nasr in Sterling Heights, Michigan said: The rate depends which state you are working ...... if the supply more than domend like here in MI will be lucky if you finde vacancy what evere is the rate. for one position thereare more than 300 applicants , 50 or less will be called and one will be chosen ....who is the one .....?????

In Texas, the pharmacy techs at CVS Pharmacy only start at $10 an hr. Super Target starts at $11.75 for a tech with no experience, but they don't have a counting machine of any type; you ARE the counting machine!! I liked working there, but I guess they thought I wasn't fast enough or efficient enough. They put a LOT of pressure on their techs, but I would have dealt with the pressure for that kind of money. Working part-time, I was able to pay all of my bills!! With CVS, I still struggled a lot, although I LOVED the weekly paychecks, but they stopped that in July 2011.

kanaka54 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama said: We are not allowed to use the bathroom in-pharmacy either (because of the DM's decision), nor are we allowed to hace any food/drink in the pharmacy area. We also cannot wear jackets or sweaters w/ pockets. I don't think its a company wide policy, but our two local stores fall under the same DM.

we have the same rules at our store

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Maha in Towson, Maryland said: I've been working at wal-mart for 4 months now..I just got certified. I usually do everything from drop off, input, filling to 10 day and EOD's. Best way for input is to try to memorize the sigs such as the most common is 1qd ( take one tablet by mouth everyday). The more u practice, the better u get.

-so u hit F5 for new work
- after looking at the rx, change the date
- then type in the medicine name..i usually put the first 3 letter and the strength.
- hit tab if u want to move to the next line..then put in the quantity..and the sig
- finally put in the prescriber last 3 of last name and first 3 first name..if there is no prescibers name on the rx, then try with DEA number, npi or telephone number.
- hit accept and ur done :)

I learned this on my own..ppl at my work werent even helpful at all..now they all hate me cuz i knw more than them.

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Yes it is hard if your co worker is not very helpful, you has to ask pieces by pieces, :( i am struggling and i am new at Walmart

Adam in Lansing, Illinois said: Ok I have been working in Wal mart Pharmacy about a week now, and dont know a lot about using the Connexus system. All i know is when a customer comes in they give you a prescription paper, and then you ask them month and date of birth. After that you put it in the computer and find the name, then you scan it and hit accept. Ok now the hard part is inputting anyone give me some tips and advice of inputting. And what to press?

Thanks

You are talking about the TASCO system, not the Connexus system. As for inputting, have you not taken any of the CBL's yet? You should not even be doing inputting after only a week. Heck, you should only be learning how to cashier & TASCO. I did not learn inputting and filling until I started the Tech program, after about the first month.

I was just transfored from garden center to the pharmacy about 2 months ago as a pharmacy tech tranee it has been a little crazy way different experience the customers can be really mean I kind of just got thrown on the the field with no training and I feel so over welmed and I try to ask the other techs quistions and I know there busy they seem like they get irrate with me, any advise on what I should do?

rosebud in Richmond, Virginia said: that pay really sucks. i am a certified pharmacy tech at walmart and only make ten an hr. all the things i have to do and know when a patient comes to my window not to mention everything else we should make eighteen and hr. I use to work production and made seventeen. what we do is crutual. we help people we work in medicine. you should be making twenty five for what you do. I just think all of us should go on strike one city or state at a time. doctors get paid really high. they need us all of them, everywhere. pharmacist make alot of money even at walmart but us tech get low pay. we do everything. get back with me.

i totally agree with this and im only an over the counter sales associate, i go way over what im suppose to do in my job description i do alot of the work the techs do and i only get paid 8.80 an hour, i have to know soooooooo much and i work so hard and in PA where i work you donnot need an education nor training to become a pharmacy tech. i've been trying to become a tech for awhile now and want to learn some of the stuff they do but alot of the techs i work with are very rude, condenscending and treat me as if im not smart enough to do what they do, in all actuallity im the one who catches and corrects most of thier mistakes, so im guessing its some jealousy on thier part. i will say this any job in a pharmacy is a very stressful one and we do totally NEED to get paid more, us little guys really do more for way less it should totally be leveled out a little more as far as wages.

kell1025 trein Globe, Arizona said: I was just transfored from garden center to the pharmacy about 2 months ago as a pharmacy tech tranee it has been a little crazy way different experience the customers can be really mean I kind of just got thrown on the the field with no training and I feel so over welmed and I try to ask the other techs quistions and I know there busy they seem like they get irrate with me, any advise on what I should do?

Stick with it. The first few days is kinda crazy but you will catch on and do fine. Just let them know that you want to become more efficent with your job and any help they give is appreciated.

JohnS in Denver, Colorado said: Ask your co-workers, thats what they are there for.

for the life of me, i do not see why people get jobs, then post on a forum asking for help on how to do the job...ask the people who hired you...

You live in a world where all coworkers are nice and no one lies. Get Real, women get catty and couldn't careless about anyone else. It's sad when someone has to come on the net to ask because they don't feel at ease at work. So stop judging and go yelp somewhere else.

JohnS in Denver, Colorado said: Ask your co-workers, thats what they are there for.

for the life of me, i do not see why people get jobs, then post on a forum asking for help on how to do the job...ask the people who hired you...

You live in a world where all coworkers are nice and no one lies. Get Real, women get catty and couldn't careless about anyone else. It's sad when someone has to come on the net to ask because they don't feel at ease at work. So stop judging and go yelp somewhere else.

mrantenna in Grand Rapids, Michigan said: Sounds like walmart is not the place to work for a pharmacy tech. After all the schooling and the cost of certification, $12 an hour is an insult, and I refuse to work for that little amount. I say UNION-IZE....National unions have the edge. Ill bet the pay and benefits would rise in a hurry if all pharm techs would stick together. Just think of the power we would have......

Unions suck!! They always take a lot of money out of your check every pay period!! For What??? You think you make more with a union!! How funny!! You make a lot LESS!!!!!!!

I am a certified pharmacy tech and registered in the state of Florida, I am also a specialist in IV-Sterile Compounding.I have called for job interviews and everything went well except that I have no work experience, employers do not hire me.I'm desperate and I do not know what to do.any colleague may help me? I work hard to achieve my goals and I can exceed all expectations

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