Pharmacy Technician I - Full Time

Job Description

Job Description

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Pharmacy Technician I Job Description

Pharmacy technicians assist the pharmacist in the preparation and distribution of medications, maintaining the drug inventory, and maintaining patient and pharmacy records in a manner consistent with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations, as well as pharmacy policies and procedures. Pharmacy technician activities are performed under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

Responsibilities for Pharmacy Technician

• Read and interpret physician's medication orders, electronically, faxed, written, or pharmacist written
• Prepare and package medications in accordance with safety measures, including hazardous drugs
• Aid in filling, processing, and dispensing medications, billing third parties, managing will call bin and drive through operations
• Re-package and label medications
• Adhere to safety practices to ensure quality care for patients
• Help maintain the drug inventory through inventory control practices & process returns appropriately, as well as daily wholesaler orders processed to stock
• Assist in the day-to-day activities of 340b inventory management and protocol.
• Provide customer service by answering phone calls in a prompt and courteous manner, retrieving & triaging faxed data, instant message within clinic providers, and by face-to-face interactions
• Triage requests and prioritize them
• Check for expiration dates on medications on a regular basis, keeping pharmacy bays in order
• Register operation, including drive through, as well as daily deposits
• General cleaning of pharmacy and retail area

Qualifications for Pharmacy Technician