Community Pharmacy Technician

Assists in the preparation, dispensing, manufacturing and repackaging of medications. Assists in maintaining records and reports. Maintains sufficient inventories.

Job Responsibility

• Assists registered pharmacist in the non-professional (non-judgmental) aspects of preparing and dispensing medication.
• Fills, packages, labels and stocks unit dose cart from patient profile card or computerized pick list; brings cart to nursing unit according to predetermined schedule.
• Assists in clean air room, using sterile technique in filling and labeling injectable prescriptions, where required.
• Transports required pharmacy material, as necessary.
• Labels containers of drugs according to department specification, either manually or mechanically.
• Assists in the maintenance of statistics and records for all medication orders.
• Maintains sufficient inventory at workstations in pharmacy.
• Enters orders into computer terminal for refill purposes.
• Fills bottles or other package forms with measured amount of medication either manually or mechanically.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate of a recognized Pharmacy Technician Training Program or Current Pharmacy Technician Certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
• 1-3 years of technical experience, required.