Community Pharmacy Technician
About The Position
Fills routine unit-dose orders and prepackaged pharmaceuticals and performs related pharmacy duties. Assists pharmacists with filling orders and preparing labels, helps patients with prescriptions and required information, operates a cash register, delivers medications, and submits and receives supplier orders. Enters and retrieves information in established computer files using pharmacy-related software applications. Also assists with IV preparation and delivery. Staff at the Good Samaritan Pharmacy location (Department 43514) share responsibility for daily delivery of patient medications to a Script Center in Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania. A Registered Pharmacy Technician Trainee must obtain Registered Pharmacy Technician status before the trainee registration expires. The position requires following safety, quality, environmental, and infection-control standards; reporting errors and hazardous conditions; supporting process improvements that reduce errors; and participating in safety education and root-cause analyses as required. The technician is expected to provide outstanding customer service, foster teamwork, practice fiscal responsibility, and log all drugs delivered to the pharmacy. Schedule: PRN, variable depending on business needs; Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- No prior work experience required.
- Previous customer service experience required.
- Registered Pharmacy Technician license upon hire, or Registered Pharmacy Technician Trainee registration upon hire.
- If hired as a Registered Pharmacy Technician Trainee, obtain Registered Pharmacy Technician status before the trainee registration expires.
Responsibilities
- Assist pharmacists with filling orders and preparing labels.
- Assist patients with prescriptions and gather necessary information.
- Operate the cash register.
- Deliver medications as needed.
- Submit and receive orders from suppliers.
- Enter and retrieve data from established computer files using applicable software.
- Assist with IV preparation and delivery.
- For staff at the Good Samaritan Pharmacy location (Department 43514), share responsibility for daily delivery of patient medications to a Script Center in Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania.
- Log all drugs delivered to the pharmacy.
- Comply with applicable safety regulations and established policies, quality, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
- Report actual and potential errors and hazardous conditions; identify opportunities to standardize and error-proof processes; and participate in safety education and root-cause analyses as required.
- Provide customer service, foster teamwork, and practice fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
