Pharmacy technician I

About the position

The Pharmacy technician assists and supports the pharmacists. Interns order and stock medications, transport medications, prepare medications under the supervision of a pharmacists, participate in the coordination of medication distribution. The Intern utilizes medication packaging and dispensing machines and other technologies.

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/control
• Package and label medications
• Assist in preparation of medications
• Deliver medications
• Clean and maintain Pharmacy environment and equipment
• Operate drug dispensing, packaging and preparation machinery / equipment
• Answers and appropriately handles telephone calls to pharmacy
• Completes appropriate documentation
• Work with computer-based applications
• Train and orient staff

Requirements

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. - required, enrolled in ACPE accredited school of Pharmacy
• Functional mathematics skills
• Good communication skills
• Good customer service skills
• Good work practices
• Able work efficiently and accurately in a dynamic and complex environment.
• Self-initiating