Pharmacy Technician-Mill Run Pharmacy - Full Time

Meadville Medical Center • Meadville, PA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

This position will have an emphasis on pharmacy buying with a focus on inventory management and purchasing within the retail pharmacy. The role involves carrying, stocking, counting, assembling, and distributing containers of medicine, as well as counting and filling different forms of medicine in preparation for pharmacist verification. Responsibilities include typing, printing, or generating labels, maintaining pharmacy-related records, and managing pharmacy inventory by checking stock, anticipating needs, placing orders, verifying receipts, and removing outdated drugs. The technician must be aware of their scope of practice, understanding that only a pharmacist can handle oral or telephoned prescriptions and that a technician cannot enter the pharmacy without a licensed pharmacist present. They must also understand pharmacy law regarding technician duties, including the requirement for training and specification in policies before performing duties. The role also includes accurately accounting for money transactions and answering phone calls, deferring clinical questions to a pharmacist.

Requirements

• Must be licensed with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to start.
• Must be aware of the limits of pharmacy technician authority.
• Understand that only the pharmacist may accept or transcribe oral or telephoned medication prescriptions.
• Understand pharmacy law pertaining to technician duties requiring that a technician may not enter or be in the pharmacy if a licensed pharmacist is not also present, perform any act within the practice of pharmacy that involves discretion or independent professional judgment; or perform a duty until the technician has been trained and the duty has been specified in orientation or policy.
• Answers phone call with a thorough understanding when to defer clinical questions to a pharmacist, including transcribing or transfers of prescriptions.

Responsibilities

• Carry, stock, count, assemble and distribute containers of medicine around the pharmacy.
• Count and fill different forms of medicine in preparation for a pharmacist to verify and approve.
• Type, print, or generate labels from the computer.
• Maintain records which are related to the practice of pharmacy.
• Maintain pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt and removing outdated drugs.
• Correctly measure drug doses using syringes or graduates.
• Accurately account for money transactions when opening, running, and closing the register.
• Answers phone call with a thorough understanding when to defer clinical questions to a pharmacist, including transcribing or transfers of prescriptions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees