Technician, inventory specialist vs microfilm technician

Differences between technician, inventory specialist and microfilm technician duties and responsibilities

Technician, inventory specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks while supporting team members in promptly, safely and accurately filling patient prescriptions.
• Process multiple medical insurance claims and efficiently identify carriers for patients who misplace their insurance.
• Bill third party insurance and Medicaid.
• Abided by HIPAA to ensure patient privacy.
• Translate SIG codes, select and count/measure drugs, and label prescriptions.
• Process prescriptions including translation of SIG codes, product selection, counting and measuring drugs.
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Microfilm technician example responsibilities.

• Manage inventory; process physician orders; prepare chemotherapy and intravenous medications; support departments in distribution and preparation of medications.
• Convert medical and dental insurance claims from paper format to microfilm, for long-term storage using a Kodak micro-imaging machine.
• Train team members on departmental projects and other tasks using instructional PowerPoint presentations.
• Decrease number of field service visits by manufacturer in half by adding additional daily maintenance and cleaning of Kodak micro-imager.
• Prepare intravenous medications for outpatient infusions including chemotherapy and hematology medications.
• Input prescriptions into intercom plus database.