Pharmacy Technician

POSITION TITLE: Pharmacy Technician

REPORTS TO: Pharmacy Manager

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

Under direct supervision, assists pharmacists in receiving and processing physicians’ orders

and dispensing medications. Provides customer service to pharmacy customers.

COMPANY WIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributes toward ensuring a positive shopping environment for customers and a

positive working environment for employees.

• Ensures proper product handling to control shrinkage and waste.
• Follows all company, store, and department policies and procedures.
• Complies with federal and state regulations.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Obtains new and refill prescription information from customers.
• Verifies and enters prescription details into the computer to update patient medical

records.

• Retrieves, counts and measures drugs, compounds and mixes medications, and prepares

labels, according to state law.

• Operates cash register. Assists customers locating OTC (over the counter) products.
• Ensures that customers have received the Privacy Policy and are aware of certain

HIPAA-based patient rights.

• Prepares insurance claim forms.
• Orders, stocks, and stores medications and other pharmacy related items. Price-checks

drugs.

• May assist pharmacists with training and the continuing education of pharmacy clerks

and other technicians, including HIPAA privacy training for all associates who handle or

access protected health information.

• Encourages teamwork through cooperative interactions with co-workers.

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SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill,

and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals

with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree; one to six months related

experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions,

proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of

basic algebra and geometry.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in oneon-

one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the

organization.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved

written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete

variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification; or must be working toward

certification.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use the hands

to handle, finger or feel objects, tools or controls, and to talk or hear. The employee is

frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally

required to stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must frequently lift

and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close

vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed in a retail store environment where there is occasional exposure to wet

surfaces, refrigerated storage areas, damp or humid conditions, and heated surfaces. The

noise level is moderate, consistent with a retail store environment, and does include

occasional noise of power tools and equipment.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $13.00 - $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Pharmacy Technician Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Customer Service: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Pharmacy Technician Certification (Preferred)
• PTCB Certification (Preferred)

Work Remotely:

• No