Pharmacy Technician

Description

Summary  Responsible to maintain confidential reports, enter and retrieve data utilizing the computer system, prepare intravenous medication, including but not limited to, chemotherapeutic preparations, hyper-alimentations and antibiotics, fill automated medication dispensing system with a supply of unit dose medications, procure, and fill requests for pharmaceutical supplies and deliver supplies to nursing units.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

· Fills routine orders for unit doses and pre-packaged pharmaceuticals. 

· Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and types labels for bottles.

· Assists Pharmacist to prepare and dispense medication.

· Receives and stores incoming supplies.

· Counts, packages and labels unit doses for inspection by pharmacist and fills routine orders for non-prescription pharmaceuticals. 

· Assists pharmacist as directed, including filling orders and preparing labels.

· Processes records of medication and equipment dispensed to customer or hospital patient, computes charges, and enters data in computer.

· And all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience   

One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 

Pharmacy Technician License

6 - 12 months pharmacy experience preferred.