WETUMPKA PHARMACY TECHNICIAN – 1 day a week and every other Saturday, 23.5 hours every 2 weeks.
PHARMACY TECH JOB PROFILE AND DESCRIPTION:
*A pharmacy technician’s job entails receiving and filling prescription requests for patients. The technician’s work is overseen by a licensed pharmacist. The technician is also responsible for maintaining the daily operation of the pharmacy, completing tasks as delegated by the pharmacist.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
*Receive refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate
*Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
*Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs
*Assist customers with simple questions, referring them to the pharmacist for medical information
*Establish and maintain patient profiles, providing lists of medications taken when
needed
*Take care of over – the -counter medications – stocking, straightening, ordering
*Complete cash register transactions
*Recieve and store incoming supplies / drugs, verify quantities against invoices, enter inventory into computer, inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages
*Fill prescriptions – entering orders,counting, pouring, measuring, labeling medications for final inspection by pharmacist. Process medical insurance.
*Maintain supplies used in pharmacy – prescripton containers, labels, paper, bags, etc.
SKILLS:
*Customer service – with public and professionals
*Service orientation-actively looks for ways to help others
*Active listening-giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, ask questions when appropriate, and not interrupting.
*Active learning- Ability and willingness to learn new information, understanding the implications for both future problem solving and decision making.
*Initiative – works well without direct supervison
*Social perceptiveness-being aware of others reactions and understanding why they react as they do
*Establish and maintain interpersonal working relationships with co-workers and supervisors
*Information gathering
*Making decisions and problem solving
*Communicating with supervisors, co-workers, customers.
*mathematics
*time management
