Pharmacy Technician Trainee
About The Position
At Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, a 198-bed nonprofit facility in Gilbert, Arizona, the Pharmacy Technician Trainee gains hands-on experience and foundational knowledge to support pharmacy operations and patient care. The trainee assists licensed pharmacists and certified technicians with receiving and stocking medications, preparing prescriptions under direct supervision, managing inventory, and completing administrative tasks. The role involves learning pharmacy laws and regulations, dispensing procedures, and customer service practices while working toward pharmacy technician certification. Under a pharmacist’s supervision and in compliance with applicable statutes and rules, the trainee may assist with recording prescription serial numbers and dispensing dates; initiating or accepting refill authorizations and documenting required information; maintaining refill records or patient profiles; preparing prescription labels or entering prescription information into a computer when a pharmacist verifies the finished label; and reconstituting medications when a pharmacist checks the process 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 pharmacy tasks.
- Receive and stock medications.
- Prepare prescriptions under direct supervision.
- Manage inventory and complete administrative duties.
- Learn pharmacy laws, regulations, and dispensing procedures.
- Provide customer service.
- Work toward obtaining pharmacy technician certification.
- Record prescription serial numbers and dispensing dates on original prescription orders, when applicable.
- Initiate or accept verbal or electronic refill authorization and record the required practitioner, patient, medication, refill, and agent information, when applicable.
- Record information in refill records or patient profiles.
- Prepare prescription labels or enter new or refill prescription information into a computer when a pharmacist verifies the finished label before dispensing.
- Reconstitute prescription medications when a pharmacist checks the ingredients and procedure beforehand and verifies the final product afterward.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
