Pharmacy Technician

Assists the Pharmacist or Pharmacist Director, count, fill and label prescriptions. Communicates with insurance and specialty billing companies and performs computer data entry. Responsible for inventory ordering, check-in and stocking of shelves. Provides customer service.

• Assists pharmacists in counting, filling, dispensing and labeling prescriptions.
• Communicates with Insurance and specialty companies. Processes invoices for payment
• Purchases medication according to department standards as necessary.
• Performs inventory control tasks, including returning expired medications and tracking credits, shortages and recalled items.
• Assists patients, and answers phone inquiries.
• Trains and supervises student employees.

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

• Nine-month to one year certificate program.

• One year's relevant experience.

• Current state of Michigan Pharmacy Technician license

• Completion of Pharmacy Technician Certificate program

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2022-09-12