Pharmacy Technician I - Inpatient

Geisinger; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger in Lewistown, PA seeks a pharmacy technician to support pharmacists in daily operations. You will receive prescriptions, enter data, process prescriptions, label containers, and assist with dispensing and packaging under supervision.

Work is in a clinical/office setting, with emphasis on accuracy, patient service, and compliance with policies. Training will cover inventory, computations, and documentation of inspections and transactions.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Receive prescriptions or refill requests for patients.
• Enter patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer and patient profile database.
• Retrieve medications from shelves, count or pour medications, label containers, and price prescriptions.
• Process prescriptions and print medication labels.
• Assist the pharmacist in packaging and preparing medications.
• Order medications and check medication in from suppliers.
• Maintain records related to the practice of pharmacy.
• Complete sales transactions on cash register and document when needed.

Job description

• Receive written prescriptions or refill request for patients.
• Obtain patient health information and data needed to process prescriptions.
• Enter patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer and patient profile database.
• Answer the telephone and handle questions that do not require a pharmacist’s expertise or judgment.
• Retrieve mediations from shelves, count or pour medications, label containers, and price prescriptions.
• Process prescriptions and print medication labels.
• Assist the pharmacist in packaging and preparing medications.
• After the medication is prepared and packaged the supervising pharmacist must check the label and medication, document his and her inspection, and accept total responsibility for its preparation.
• Order medications and check medication in from suppliers.
• Maintain records which are related to the practice of pharmacy.
• Complete the sale of over-the-counter medication.
• Complete sales transactions on cash register and record them in documentation log when needed.
• Check for overstock and outdated medications and complete return process when appropriate.
• Orient and help train new pharmacy personnel.

Work is typically performed in a clinical and office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies outlined in any department‑specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.