Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy Technician Job Responsibilities:

• Supports pharmacological services by stocking assembling and distributing medications.
• Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone answering questions and requests and referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level anticipating needed medications and supplies placing and expediting orders verifying receipt and removing outdated drugs.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures rules and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions preparing labels calculating quantities and assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
• Maintains records by recording and filing physicians orders and prescriptions.
• Generates revenues by calculating recording and issuing charges.
• Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
• Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Pharmacy Technician Qualifications / Skills:

• Supply management
• Organization
• Integrity
• Reporting skills
• Attention to detail
• Dependability
• Creating a safe effective environment
• Quality focus
• Analyzing information
• Informing others

Education Experience and Licensing Requirements:

• High School diploma GED or equivalent
• Previous experience in a pharmacy retail medical or customer service setting
• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician