Pharmacy Technician Job Description Template
Job Overview
Come work at Sample Company, a leading company in our industry in the Capital City area. We're proud of our 3.8 Glassdoor rating. We are seeking to hire an experienced Pharmacy Technician to join our growing team. If you're dedicated and ambitious, Sample Company is a great company for you. Apply now!
Responsibilities for Pharmacy Technician
- Read and interpret physician's medication orders
- Prepare and package chemotherapy medications and other medications requiring special handling in accordance with safety measures
- Aid in filling, processing, and dispensing medications
- Re-package and label medications
- Adhere to safety practices in order to ensure quality care for patients
- Help maintain the drug inventory through inventory control practices
- Provide customer service by answering phone calls in a prompt and courteous manner
- Triage requests and prioritize them
- Check for expiration dates on medications on a regular basis
Qualifications for Pharmacy Technician
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
- Current pharmacy technician registration/certification
- Pharmacy technician licencsure in the state you are working in
- Basic mathematics skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing in all units of measure
- Effective computer and keyboarding skills
- Working knowledge of pharmacy information systems
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral
- Strong prioritization skills and an ability to make decisions independently and effectively
- Able to operate equipment such as computers, scan guns, tablet counters, and cash registers
- Familiarity with pharmacy practice settings, legal requirements and limitations, prescription information and calculations, drug identification and generic equivalents, drug manufacturing, packaging and labeling information, and proper drug handling and storage practices
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