Job description
Pharmacy Technicians are responsible for ensuring the availability of medication and delivering medications to the right patients and departments. Here are some of their primary duties and responsibilities:
• Supporting pharmacological services by assembling, stocking and distributing medications
• Maintaining records by recording and filing the prescriptions and orders of Physicians
• Sorting, stocking and labeling medications and monitoring inventory
• Responding to the requests of patients and healthcare providers, answering their questions and referring various inquiries to the Pharmacist
• Complying with rules, regulations and procedures to help maintain a clean and safe pharmacy, such as by sterilizing equipment and surfaces
• Processing prescriptions electronically and ensuring all information is accurate and complete
• Generating revenues by recording, calculating and issuing charges
• Undertaking administrative tasks such as record-keeping as assigned by a Physician or facility manager from time to time