- Retrieve prescriptions or files as necessary;
- Clerical tasks such as data entry, typing labels and maintaining patient profiles;
- Secretarial tasks such as telephoning, filing, and typing;
- Accounting tasks such as record keeping, maintaining accounts receivables, third party billing and posting;
- Inventory control tasks including monitoring, pricing, dating, invoicing, stocking pharmacy, and preparation of purchase orders; and,
- Help maintain a clean and orderly pharmacy.
After receipt of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Technician Permit:
- Subsequent to verified order entry by a Doctor of Pharmacy, places properly packaged medication in labeled containers to be verified by a Doctor of Pharmacy.
- Transports completed medication order to designated pick-up site as needed.
- Refills patient medication cassettes.
- Participates in restocking of automated dispensing machines subject to verification by DPh and files reports as needed.
- Delivers IV fluids to patient care areas and retrieves unused/unneeded IV fluids for return to pharmacy unit.
- Performs light housekeeping duties.
- Restocks returned meds.
- Prepares IV admixtures and documents work.
- Sets up IV compounder.
- Prepares batch preparation of sterile items.
- Fills request for floor stock medications and documents completion of order.
- Assists with keeping log of medications and supplies that need to be reordered.
- Participates in debit/credit routines for pharmacy charges to help ensure the patient receives a timely and accurate bill.
- Assists in receiving, checking in and shelving of medications when received from vendors.
- Assists in the stock replenishment of decentralized/satellite pharmacy units as requested
Rotates stock as needed to reduce outdating. - Maintains IV room/preparation area stock of IV base fluids and additives.
- Rotates stock consistently to avoid outdating.
- Files patient specific physician orders.
Prepares verification of use forms, drug supply and maintains PC-based inventory database for Controlled Dangerous Substances. - Participates in daily physical count and reports unreconciled pharmacy stock discrepancies to the Pharmacy Supervisor or Director immediately.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of general science and math.
- Ability to perform basic math calculations.
- Must have good interpersonal skills for developing effective working relationships with staff and coworkers.
- Good computer skills