Tech-Pharmacy Certified

Pharmacy Technician

Assists the pharmacist in the following areas:

1. Customer satisfaction
2. Processing medication orders
3. Preparing and delivering medications
4. Completing inventory control functions and
5. Additional assignments given by the pharmacy managers

Minimum requirements:

• High School Graduate (or GED) required; graduate of an accredited pharmacy technician program

Experience:

• N/A

License/registration/certifications:

• Must be registered as a pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern with the SC Board of Pharmacy
• National pharmacy technician certification and state certification

Core job responsibilities:

• Follows attendance, dress, education (including continuing education) and safety policies
• Complies with appropriate regulatory agencies' requirements, e.g. DHEC, DEA, etc.
• Retrieves, packages and labels all medications accurately for routine deliveries
• Deliveries are prepared and ready to go out on time. Quickly and accurately delivers medication and retrieves necessary documents and materials from units for return to pharmacy
• Fills medication bins accurately and timely for cart exchange
• Responds to stat medication requests in a timely manner
• Packing medications for unit dose delivery
• Fills department requisitions
• Dispenses controlled substances in accordance with established professional and current legal requirements to include labeling and record keeping
• Stocks and checks assigned areas of the pharmacy and the hospital for regulatory compliance with medication storage
• Processes crash carts timely and accurately
• Demonstrates and utilizes aseptic technique and mixes, compounds and prepares medications including IVs
• Restocking automated dispensing cabinets
• Conducts medication reconciliation
• Checks prepackaging and verifies packaging accurately
• Tech check tech responsibilities as applicable for re-dispenses
• Other duties as assigned