Duane Reade Pharmacy Technician

Duane Reade; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Duane Reade is seeking a dynamic Pharmacy Technician to join the Pharmacy department in Jersey City. The role focuses on verification of prescription information, preparing medications, labeling, and ensuring pharmacist verification before dispensing to patients.

Responsibilities include counting, weighing, pouring, stocking shelves, handling insurance claims preparation, and customer service at the register. A patient‑facing, team‑oriented candidate will thrive in this environment.

Qualifications

• Verifies that the prescription information is complete and accurate.
• Prepares, retrieves, counts, weighs, and may mix medications.
• Prepares prescription labels and attaches labels to containers.
• Prices and files prescriptions and ensures pharmacist verification before dispensing.

Responsibilities

• Verify prescription information for completeness and accuracy.
• Retrieve, count, pour, weigh, measure, and mix medications when needed.
• Prepare labels, select containers, and affix labels to prescriptions.
• Ensure prescriptions are priced, filed, and reviewed by a Pharmacist before patient pickup.
• Refer questions about prescriptions or drug information to a Pharmacist.
• Scan merchandise at the register and stock shelves as needed.

Skills

Prescription verification

Medication preparation

Labeling & packaging

Inventory management

Job description

Duane Reade is seeking a dynamic, flexible and motivated team player to join the Pharmacy department as a Pharmacy Technician. This position will be responsible for verification of prescription information within Duane Reade Pharmacies.

Essential Duties and Primary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Verifies that the prescription information is complete and accurate.

• Retrieves, counts, pours, weighs, measures and sometimes mixes medication.

• Prepares the prescription labels, selects the type of container and affixes the prescription and other labels to the container.

• Prices and files the prescription and insures that it is checked by a Pharmacist before it is given to the patient.

• May establish and maintain patient profiles, prepare insurance claim forms and stocks and takes inventory of prescription medications.

• Refers any questions regarding prescriptions, drug information or health matters to a Pharmacist.

• Performs any other duties as assigned by the Pharmacist.

• Scan merchandise on the register.

• Stock merchandise on the shelves.

$17 - $20.5 / Hourly