Pharmacist technician trainee job description
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Example pharmacist technician trainee requirements on a job description
Pharmacist technician trainee requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in pharmacist technician trainee job postings.
Sample pharmacist technician trainee requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Completion of a Pharmacy Technician certification program.
- Current, valid state pharmacy technician license.
- Knowledge of pharmacy law and regulations.
- Proficiency in the use of computer software and hardware.
Sample required pharmacist technician trainee soft skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Flexibility to adjust to changing customer needs.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Pharmacist technician trainee job description example 1
Eckerd College pharmacist technician trainee job description
Pharmacy Technician\Technician in Training
Contribute to our mission to improve Health and Wellness in your community.
Become a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician today!
As a Pharmacy Technician in Training, you receive free training with our exclusive Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician Training & Certification Program. Your purpose is to successfully complete the program and continue working as a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician.
Click here to check out our Pharmacy Technician Video!
Why you will THRIVE here:
You love to help people.
You care about the Health and Wellness of your community.
You have an innate need to find answers where they aren't obvious.
You have a way of making people feel comfortable.
You enjoy an organized environment.
You always remember details.
Your email and phone etiquette are top-notch.
Day-in-the-Life of a Pharmacy Technician in-Training:
Taking care of patients is not a 9-5 job. Our Pharmacy Technicians come into this role knowing that they will be working weekdays, weekends, evening shifts, and some holidays. Because we work as a team, we all work together to be reasonably flexible to make all of our schedules work. It is because of the friendly, team-oriented, and welcoming attitude of our Pharmacy Technicians that make Rite Aid the pharmacy of choice for our customers and patients and for our employees.
Qualifications:
H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
What's in it for you?
In an effort to improve and sustain the health and wellness of our employees, we offer competitive health plans, generous paid time off, 401K matching, and career growth opportunities! From the moment you join our team, we provide an environment that inspires and motivates you to work here and reach your full potential. We support personal growth and celebrate achievements. We dedicate ourselves to creating an experience for all our associates that is easy, exciting, and engaging.
Apply to become a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician/Technician Trainee and thrive with us today!
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Contribute to our mission to improve Health and Wellness in your community.
Become a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician today!
As a Pharmacy Technician in Training, you receive free training with our exclusive Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician Training & Certification Program. Your purpose is to successfully complete the program and continue working as a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician.
Click here to check out our Pharmacy Technician Video!
Why you will THRIVE here:
You love to help people.
You care about the Health and Wellness of your community.
You have an innate need to find answers where they aren't obvious.
You have a way of making people feel comfortable.
You enjoy an organized environment.
You always remember details.
Your email and phone etiquette are top-notch.
Day-in-the-Life of a Pharmacy Technician in-Training:
- Enter prescription information including but not limited to: patient searches, prescriber searches, drug selection, prescription interpretation, insurance billing, and basic documentation.
- Accept customer and prescription information required to process new and refill prescriptions, including refill authorization from doctor offices.
- Retrieve medication from inventory.
- Create prescription labels and put them on prescription containers.
- Place medication into prescription containers.
- Complete paperwork related to filling prescriptions and input customer and prescription data into the computer.
- Assist with maintaining the Pharmacy department by keeping it clean and in order.
- Assist in inventory management processes including order review, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.
- Administer Rite Aid programs including FlavoRx, Living More, etc.
Taking care of patients is not a 9-5 job. Our Pharmacy Technicians come into this role knowing that they will be working weekdays, weekends, evening shifts, and some holidays. Because we work as a team, we all work together to be reasonably flexible to make all of our schedules work. It is because of the friendly, team-oriented, and welcoming attitude of our Pharmacy Technicians that make Rite Aid the pharmacy of choice for our customers and patients and for our employees.
Qualifications:
H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
What's in it for you?
In an effort to improve and sustain the health and wellness of our employees, we offer competitive health plans, generous paid time off, 401K matching, and career growth opportunities! From the moment you join our team, we provide an environment that inspires and motivates you to work here and reach your full potential. We support personal growth and celebrate achievements. We dedicate ourselves to creating an experience for all our associates that is easy, exciting, and engaging.
Apply to become a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician/Technician Trainee and thrive with us today!
183396640
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Pharmacist technician trainee job description example 2
Appalachian Regional Healthcare pharmacist technician trainee job description
Under the direct supervision of a Registered Pharmacist, Supervisor, and/or Director of Pharmacy Services, performs a variety of technical and clerical duties to ensure all medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met for our patients for the hospital-wide unit dose drug distribution system, intravenous admixture program, and outpatient pharmacy including retail and specialty pharmacy. Responsible to maintain confidential reports, enter and retrieve data utilizing the computer system, safely and accurately fill patient prescriptions, provide exceptional customer services, prepare intravenous medication, including but not limited to, chemotherapeutic preparations, hyper-alimentations and antibiotics, fill automated medication dispensing system with medications, procure and fill requests for pharmaceutical supplies and deliver supplies to nursing units, and inventory management.
Responsibilities
1. With the use of an automated dispensing system printout, pulls medications for automated dispensing machine re-supply.
2. Fills patient medication envelopes with the correct medication from computer labels prior to each run.
3. Fills and delivers controlled substance orders to nursing units and ancillary departments according to policy and procedure.
4. Delivers checked medications to the nursing units. Refills automated dispensing system machines to prescribed par levels. Reports unusual occurrences to the pharmacists.
5. Restocks nursing units, operating room, recovery room and ancillary departments with a predetermined supply of floor stock medications and supplies.
6. Maintains and restocks individual filling stations and work areas, including all satellites while contributing to the maintenance of a fixed, minimal level of pharmacy inventory.
7. Reorders pharmacy supplies from the hospital warehouse.
8. Bills/credits patient medications by use of the computer charging system or the remote charging system.
9. Maintains pharmacy in a clean and organized fashion.
10. Generates reports and labels to compile and arranges a work list for the preparation of an adequate number of IV admixtures to cover a 24-hour period.
11. Assembles materials for the preparation of the daily supply of IVs including medication labels, medications, solutions, syringes, needles and administration sets and other equipment necessary.
12. Labels a predetermined supply of IV bags and syringes with the computer-generated patient name and drug/dose label. Ensures that all IVs are properly labeled with the information deemed necessary by the Intravenous Admixture Guidelines.
13. Routinely checks expiration dates of medication in the Pharmacy Department and on the nursing units. Rotates and recycles stock when needed.
14. Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety and specific job related hazards.
15. Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens.
16. Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
17. Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intra-departmental to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives.
18. Engages customers and patients to provide quality customer service
19. Utilizes pharmacy information system to correctly enter patient and drug information, filling prescriptions by retrieving, counting, and pouring medications.
20. Assists pharmacist in maintaining workflow.
21. Responsible and accountable for registering sales on cash register, collecting payment and reconciling payments.
22. Perform non-sterile compounding and recordkeeping
23. Updates patient records including allergies, demographics, health, and insurance information
24. Prepares prescriptions for shipping to patient
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Nonessential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that are not critical to the performance of the job. Following are the nonessential functions of the job, along with the corresponding performance standards.
1. Assists non-pharmacy individuals with pharmacy functions and supplies.
2. Answers the telephone and directs calls to appropriate pharmacy staff.
3. Assists in the performance of ongoing quality assurance to assess the operation of the Department.
4. Assists in monthly inspections of medication storage areas within pharmacy, at each nursing unit and ancillary departments.
5. Assists in inventory control and maintains adequate supplies necessary for the daily operation of the
Department.
6. May be required to receive drug orders, verify contents of orders against packing slips and purchase orders.
7. Unpacks merchandise and restocks shelves.
8. Notifies the pharmacist or Director of problems with stock levels and inventory supplies
9. Assists in the training of other personnel.
10. Contributes to the enhancement of pharmacy services through suggestions for improvements in unit dose drug distribution systems.
11. Deviates from daily routine when necessary to prepare and process any new medication orders.
12. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Enrolled in an eligible pharmacy technician training program (training and certification to be completed within one calendar year of hire date)
Minimum Work Experience
• Six to 12 months of pharmacy experience preferred
Required Licenses/Certifications
• Registration with the Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician (Kentucky and West Virginia) or technician trainee (West Virginia only)
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board: Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) within one calendar year of hire date
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
• Math and computer skills
Other • No history of alcoholism, drug addiction or indiscriminate use of habit forming or dangerous drugs.
• No felony/criminal record.
Responsibilities
1. With the use of an automated dispensing system printout, pulls medications for automated dispensing machine re-supply.
2. Fills patient medication envelopes with the correct medication from computer labels prior to each run.
3. Fills and delivers controlled substance orders to nursing units and ancillary departments according to policy and procedure.
4. Delivers checked medications to the nursing units. Refills automated dispensing system machines to prescribed par levels. Reports unusual occurrences to the pharmacists.
5. Restocks nursing units, operating room, recovery room and ancillary departments with a predetermined supply of floor stock medications and supplies.
6. Maintains and restocks individual filling stations and work areas, including all satellites while contributing to the maintenance of a fixed, minimal level of pharmacy inventory.
7. Reorders pharmacy supplies from the hospital warehouse.
8. Bills/credits patient medications by use of the computer charging system or the remote charging system.
9. Maintains pharmacy in a clean and organized fashion.
10. Generates reports and labels to compile and arranges a work list for the preparation of an adequate number of IV admixtures to cover a 24-hour period.
11. Assembles materials for the preparation of the daily supply of IVs including medication labels, medications, solutions, syringes, needles and administration sets and other equipment necessary.
12. Labels a predetermined supply of IV bags and syringes with the computer-generated patient name and drug/dose label. Ensures that all IVs are properly labeled with the information deemed necessary by the Intravenous Admixture Guidelines.
13. Routinely checks expiration dates of medication in the Pharmacy Department and on the nursing units. Rotates and recycles stock when needed.
14. Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety and specific job related hazards.
15. Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens.
16. Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
17. Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intra-departmental to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives.
18. Engages customers and patients to provide quality customer service
19. Utilizes pharmacy information system to correctly enter patient and drug information, filling prescriptions by retrieving, counting, and pouring medications.
20. Assists pharmacist in maintaining workflow.
21. Responsible and accountable for registering sales on cash register, collecting payment and reconciling payments.
22. Perform non-sterile compounding and recordkeeping
23. Updates patient records including allergies, demographics, health, and insurance information
24. Prepares prescriptions for shipping to patient
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Nonessential functions are those tasks, duties and responsibilities that are not critical to the performance of the job. Following are the nonessential functions of the job, along with the corresponding performance standards.
1. Assists non-pharmacy individuals with pharmacy functions and supplies.
2. Answers the telephone and directs calls to appropriate pharmacy staff.
3. Assists in the performance of ongoing quality assurance to assess the operation of the Department.
4. Assists in monthly inspections of medication storage areas within pharmacy, at each nursing unit and ancillary departments.
5. Assists in inventory control and maintains adequate supplies necessary for the daily operation of the
Department.
6. May be required to receive drug orders, verify contents of orders against packing slips and purchase orders.
7. Unpacks merchandise and restocks shelves.
8. Notifies the pharmacist or Director of problems with stock levels and inventory supplies
9. Assists in the training of other personnel.
10. Contributes to the enhancement of pharmacy services through suggestions for improvements in unit dose drug distribution systems.
11. Deviates from daily routine when necessary to prepare and process any new medication orders.
12. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Enrolled in an eligible pharmacy technician training program (training and certification to be completed within one calendar year of hire date)
Minimum Work Experience
• Six to 12 months of pharmacy experience preferred
Required Licenses/Certifications
• Registration with the Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacy technician (Kentucky and West Virginia) or technician trainee (West Virginia only)
• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board: Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) within one calendar year of hire date
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
• Math and computer skills
Other • No history of alcoholism, drug addiction or indiscriminate use of habit forming or dangerous drugs.
• No felony/criminal record.
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Pharmacist technician trainee job description example 3
Rite Aid pharmacist technician trainee job description
Pharmacy Technician
Certified Pharmacy Technicians are eligible to receive a $2000 sign-on bonus! *
Contribute to our mission to improve Health and Wellness in your community.
Become a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician, today!
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will assist the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager with serving customers and maintaining the Pharmacy department. Your purpose is to provide timely, knowledgeable, and courteous help where needed in the Pharmacy department.
Click here to check out our Pharmacy Technician Video!
Why you will THRIVE here:
You love to help people.
You have an innate need to find answers where they aren't obvious.
You have a way of making people feel comfortable.
You enjoy an organized environment.
You always remember details.
Your email and phone etiquette are top-notch.
Day-in-the-Life of a Pharmacy Technician:
Taking care of patients is not a 9-5 job. Our Pharmacy Technicians come into this role knowing that they will be working weekdays, weekends, evening shifts, and some holidays. Because we work as a team, we all work together to be reasonably flexible to make all of our schedules work. It is because of the friendly, team-oriented, and welcoming attitude of our Pharmacy Technicians that make Rite Aid the pharmacy of choice for our customers and patients and for our employees.
Education and/or Experience:
What's in it for you?
In an effort to improve and sustain the health and wellness of our employees, we offer competitive health plans, generous paid time off, 401K matching, and career growth opportunities! From the moment you join our team, we provide an environment that inspires and motivates you to work here and reach your full potential. We support personal growth and celebrate achievements. We dedicate ourselves to creating an experience for all our associates that is easy, exciting, and engaging.
Apply to become a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician in-Training and thrive with us today! And don't forget about that $700 sign-on bonus! *
* Terms Apply
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Certified Pharmacy Technicians are eligible to receive a $2000 sign-on bonus! *
Contribute to our mission to improve Health and Wellness in your community.
Become a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician, today!
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will assist the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager with serving customers and maintaining the Pharmacy department. Your purpose is to provide timely, knowledgeable, and courteous help where needed in the Pharmacy department.
Click here to check out our Pharmacy Technician Video!
Why you will THRIVE here:
You love to help people.
You have an innate need to find answers where they aren't obvious.
You have a way of making people feel comfortable.
You enjoy an organized environment.
You always remember details.
Your email and phone etiquette are top-notch.
Day-in-the-Life of a Pharmacy Technician:
- Enter prescription information including but not limited to patient searches, prescriber searches, drug selection, prescription interpretation, insurance billing, and basic documentation.
- Accept customer and prescription information required to process new and refill prescriptions, including refill authorization from doctor offices.
- Retrieve medication from inventory.
- Create prescription labels and put them on prescription containers.
- Place medication into prescription containers.
- Complete paperwork related to filling prescriptions and input customer and prescription data into the computer.
- Assist with maintaining the Pharmacy department by keeping it clean and in order.
- Assist in inventory management processes including order review, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.
Taking care of patients is not a 9-5 job. Our Pharmacy Technicians come into this role knowing that they will be working weekdays, weekends, evening shifts, and some holidays. Because we work as a team, we all work together to be reasonably flexible to make all of our schedules work. It is because of the friendly, team-oriented, and welcoming attitude of our Pharmacy Technicians that make Rite Aid the pharmacy of choice for our customers and patients and for our employees.
Education and/or Experience:
- H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
- Pharmacy Technician state and/or national certification.
What's in it for you?
In an effort to improve and sustain the health and wellness of our employees, we offer competitive health plans, generous paid time off, 401K matching, and career growth opportunities! From the moment you join our team, we provide an environment that inspires and motivates you to work here and reach your full potential. We support personal growth and celebrate achievements. We dedicate ourselves to creating an experience for all our associates that is easy, exciting, and engaging.
Apply to become a Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician in-Training and thrive with us today! And don't forget about that $700 sign-on bonus! *
* Terms Apply
183420309
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024