Pharmacy Technician

Under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy or designee, performs the following duties:

Types all of the following as required: letters, memos, reports, forms, requisitions, bills, prescription labels and product labels.

Performs routine office duties such as answers telephone in the manner designated appropriate by the departmental procedures, take messages, distributes mail, operates office machines such as a computer terminal, computer printer, bar-code scanning device, electronic purchase ordering device, typewriter, CRT, adding machine, copying machine and microfiche.

Maintains and retrieves departmental files such as correspondence, licenses, indexing mechanism for locating drugs, new products and drug information, drug information requests, prescriptions, profile cards, cash receipts and records of issuance for exempt narcotics, syringes, needles, etc.

Performs distribution and billing and crediting functions in the unit dose drug system and the outpatient pharmacy in an accurate, prompt and efficient manner.

Maintains a sufficient inventory of supplies and pharmaceuticals by conducting inventories, order and receive goods, maintaining records of status of orders and keeps abreast of information concerning addition and deletions of products.

Stocks drugs on shelves or in storage area and rotates stock to prevent having expired drugs on hand and maintains on a monthly basis a record of expiration dates of drugs.

Stocks the pharmacy with the required bottles, vials, and other necessities.

Assists in the general maintenance and neatness of the pharmacy maintaining an aseptic work environment.