What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician (Marengo) position at Clinica Romero?
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Department: Medical Director of Pharmacy
Report To: Director of Pharmacy
Position Summary:
Primary responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician are to assist the pharmacist with the day-to day activities in the pharmacy. Under direct supervision of licensed pharmacist, performs duties related to patient medication profiles, drug preparation, labeling, and drug distribution. Orders and maintains pharmaceutical supplies
Responsibilities:
- Help patients who are dropping off or picking up prescription orders
- Reviews all incoming orders, enters data into computerized patient profiles, generates labels.
- Assist the pharmacist, under supervision, in the practice of pharmacy, in accordance with local, state, federal regulations.
- Assist the pharmacist with filling and labeling prescriptions
- Prepare the pharmacy inventory
- Screen telephone calls for the pharmacist
- Communicate with clinic providers to obtain refill authorization
- Compound oral solutions, ointments, and creams.
- Prepackage bulk medications.
- Assist in training new employees.
- Assist other pharmacy technicians
- Assist pharmacist in scheduling and maintaining workflow
- Assist in promoting special health programs that enhance and encourage good health, such as blood pressure monitoring and diabetes programs.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Education and/or Other Requirements:
- Completion of accredited pharmacy technician training program or equivalent experience as per Board of Pharmacy technician regulations, sec. 1793.4
- High school degree or equivalent
- Valid Pharmacy Technician Certificate of Registration, State of California
Job Qualifications:
- Spanish Bilingual required
- Knowledge of pharmacy law, rules, regulations.
- Knowledge of pharmacology and medical terminology, manufacturing procedures.
- Valid Pharmacy Technician Certificate of Registration, State of California
- Working knowledge of brand and generic drug names.
- Working knowledge of packaging and labeling procedures.
- One year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
- Ability to assemble and organize numerical data.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and the ability to apply such concepts to situations.
- Ability to gather and input data.
- Ability to understand and apply policies and procedures.
- Ability to use a computer. Good knowledge of PC operations and software (Word processing and spreadsheet) are required.
Physiological Factors
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
- Performs repetitive motions including bending, twisting, stooping, pushing and pulling.
- Employees in this position must be able to regularly lift up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Psychological Factors:
- Ability to maintain pleasant working relationships.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
Salary : $22