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.

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