Pharmacy Technician
About The Position
The Certified Pharmacy Technician performs technical supportive assistance within the pharmacy and supports outpatient and inpatient drug distribution, sterile product preparation, drug therapy-related research, and the supply function involving controlled substances, including Schedule II drugs and tax-free alcohol. The role performs duties under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy or designee. The Pharmacy Technician supports pharmacy operations through document preparation, routine office functions, records management, inventory control, medication distribution, billing, and data entry. The position also supports unit-dose and outpatient dispensing, automated dispensing systems, emergency medication supplies, repackaging and labeling, and maintenance of a clean, organized, aseptic pharmacy environment. Clinical questions are referred to a pharmacist as necessary.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
- Six to twelve months of pharmacy experience preferred.
- Successfully complete Pharmacy Math and Computer Proficiency examinations.
- Demonstrated ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations accurately.
- Proficiency in computer applications and pharmacy information systems.
- No history of alcoholism, drug addiction, or indiscriminate use of habit-forming or dangerous drugs.
- No felony convictions or criminal record.
- National Pharmacy Technician Certification required.
- Registration with the Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician in Kentucky and West Virginia required, or Pharmacy Technician Trainee registration in West Virginia only, as applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Six to twelve months of pharmacy experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform duties under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy or designee.
- Type correspondence, reports, memoranda, forms, requisitions, billing documents, prescription labels, product labels, and other pharmacy-related documents.
- Perform routine office functions, including answering telephones, taking messages, distributing mail, and operating departmental office and pharmacy equipment.
- Maintain and retrieve departmental records and files, including prescription records, patient profiles, cash receipts, controlled-substance records, and pharmacy supply records.
- Assess, organize, and coordinate workload to maximize productivity and ensure timely medication distribution.
- Perform medication distribution, billing, crediting, and charging functions within the unit-dose drug distribution system and outpatient pharmacy.
- Maintain pharmaceutical and supply inventories by conducting inventories, placing orders, receiving shipments, and tracking order status and product availability.
- Stock and rotate pharmaceutical inventory to minimize expired medications and maintain monthly expiration-date records.
- Perform unit-dose distribution tasks involving oral medications, injectables, large-volume parenterals, piggyback medications, compounded products, premixed formulations, and bulk medications.
- Maintain automated dispensing systems, including stocking, loading, unloading, generating reports, removing expired medications, and related maintenance.
- Prepare and compound sterile products as required.
- Maintain crash carts and emergency medication supplies.
- Enter medication orders, charges, credits, floor-stock usage, patient demographic information, and other pharmacy data into appropriate systems.
- Maintain current drug references and formulary information, and provide medication information when appropriate; refer clinical questions to a pharmacist as necessary.
- Update patient medication profiles for pharmacist review.
- Repackage and label medications for future distribution.
- Assist with medication distribution by filling unit-dose carts, preparing prescription dosages, and delivering medications to nursing units and patients.
- Stock the pharmacy with vials, bottles, labels, packaging materials, and other supplies.
- Assist in maintaining a clean, organized, and aseptic pharmacy environment.
- Assist with drug therapy-related research activities as needed.
- Prepare prescriptions for mailing as needed.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
