What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Pharmacy Technician position at Drug Emporium?
Certified Pharmacy Technician
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Responsibilities
- Read and interpret physician's medication orders
- Prepare and package 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
- Current pharmacy technician certification
- High school diploma or GED
- Pharmacy technician licensure 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, 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
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.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 10 – 25 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Physical Setting:
- Grocery store
Schedule:
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $16 - $18