Pharmacy Tech I
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician I assists and supports pharmacists by performing routine duties that do not require professional judgment. The role includes ordering, stocking, transporting, packaging, labeling, and helping prepare medications under pharmacist supervision, as well as coordinating medication distribution. The technician uses medication packaging and dispensing machines and other technologies, maintains patient profiles and other records, and completes appropriate documentation. The position also involves handling departmental requisitions and stock, delivering medications, maintaining the Pharmacy environment and equipment, responding appropriately to telephone calls, using computer-based applications, and training and orienting staff. The role may require access to sensitive information, including HIPAA Protected Health Information. Access and use of such information must be limited to what is necessary to perform assigned duties and protected from unauthorized access or modification.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in a school recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE); pharmacy students only.
- P4 or P5 students are not eligible.
- Functional mathematics skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Good customer service skills.
- Good work practices.
- Ability to work efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and complex environment.
- Self-initiating.
Responsibilities
- Assist pharmacists by performing routine duties that do not require professional judgment.
- Maintain patient profiles and other records.
- Handle intra- and inter-departmental requisitions.
- Handle stock receipt, storage, and control.
- Package and label medications.
- Assist in the preparation of medications.
- Deliver medications.
- Clean and maintain the Pharmacy environment and equipment.
- Operate drug dispensing, packaging, and preparation machinery and equipment.
- Answer and appropriately handle telephone calls to the Pharmacy.
- Complete appropriate documentation.
- Work with computer-based applications.
- Train and orient staff.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
