Pharmacy Technician Trainee
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician Trainee gains hands-on experience and foundational knowledge to support pharmacy operations and patient care. Under pharmacist supervision, the trainee assists licensed pharmacists and certified technicians with receiving and stocking medications, preparing prescriptions, managing inventory, and administrative duties. The trainee learns pharmacy laws and regulations and dispensing procedures, provides customer service, and works toward obtaining pharmacy technician certification. Accuracy, attention to detail, communication, a willingness to learn, and commitment to patient safety are important to success. Acting in compliance with applicable statutes and rules and under a pharmacist’s supervision, permitted activities may include recording prescription serial numbers and dispensing dates; initiating or accepting verbal or electronic refill authorizations and recording required details; recording information in refill records or patient profiles; preparing prescription labels or entering prescription information into a computer when a pharmacist verifies the label; and reconstituting medications when a pharmacist checks the procedure and verifies the final product.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED.
- Arizona Pharmacy Technician Trainee license.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Genuine desire to learn.
- Commitment to accuracy and patient safety.
Responsibilities
- Assist licensed pharmacists and certified technicians with receiving and stocking medications.
- Prepare prescriptions under direct pharmacist supervision.
- Manage pharmacy inventory and perform administrative duties.
- Learn pharmacy laws, regulations, and dispensing procedures.
- Provide customer service and work toward obtaining pharmacy technician certification.
- Record prescription serial numbers and dispensing dates on original prescription orders, as permitted.
- Initiate or accept verbal or electronic refill authorizations and record required details, as permitted.
- Record information in refill records or patient profiles.
- Prepare prescription labels or enter new or refill prescription information into a computer, subject to pharmacist verification.
- Reconstitute prescription medications when the pharmacist checks the ingredients and procedure and verifies the final product.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
