Outpatient Pharmacy Technician - St. Lukes
Posted Sep 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026
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Behavioral
Tell me about a time you dealt with an angry or upset patient on the phone or at the counter. What did you do?
whether the candidate can de-escalate high-pressure customer interactions without losing accuracy or professionalism
What experience do you have working in a retail pharmacy setting, and what was a typical day like there?
whether the preferred one year of retail pharmacy experience is real and relevant
Tell me about a time you caught a mistake, either your own or someone else's, before it reached a patient.
attention to detail and honesty about errors, which matters heavily in medication safety
Tell me about a time you had to learn a new computer system or piece of equipment quickly on the job.
adaptability to the pharmacy's dispensing technology and automation systems
How do you keep yourself accurate and focused during a shift where the pace doesn't let up for hours?
self-awareness about fatigue and error risk in sustained high-volume conditions
Technical
What do you know about the difference between a pharmacy technician and a pharmacist, and where does your job stop and theirs start?
understanding of scope of practice and when to escalate rather than overstep
Walk me through how you would fill and verify a prescription order from start to finish, including what checks you'd do before it goes out the door.
grasp of dispensing workflow and attention to error prevention
What do you understand about controlled substance handling, and why are those procedures stricter than for other medications?
baseline knowledge of DEA and regulatory requirements around controlled substances
Are you comfortable getting certified to give immunizations and non-vaccine injectables, and have you had any experience with that kind of patient-facing task?
willingness and readiness to take on the immunization certification the role requires
Situational
This is a high-volume retail pharmacy with a busy phone line and a discharge program running through it. Walk me through how you'd prioritize when you have a customer at the counter, a phone ringing, and a prescription that needs to go out for a discharge patient right now.
ability to triage competing urgent demands in a fast-paced environment without dropping something important
Say a nurse calls asking about a discharge medication that isn't ready yet. How do you handle that call?
communication skill and judgment on when to resolve an issue versus hand it off to a pharmacist
This schedule includes rotating weekends, two holidays a year, and start times as early as 6:45am. How does that fit with your life right now?
realistic assessment of scheduling flexibility and long-term reliability
If a customer's insurance rejects their prescription at pickup and they're frustrated because they need it today, what do you do?
problem-solving under pressure and comfort navigating insurance issues without escalating unnecessarily
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