Certified Pharmacy Technician

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Pharmacy Technician Board Certificate is preferred
• 6 months prior Pharmacy Technician experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Operation of an Advocate Health owned motor vehicle to deliver medications and/or other needed medical supplies
• Fills and delivers medication orders for all age groups under the direct supervision of a pharmacist
• Answers and screens telephone calls and refers calls to a pharmacist when appropriate
• Performs cart fills, refills automated dispensing machines, restocks emergency boxes and kits
• Processes charges and credits for medications
• Compounds and repackages oral medications
• Documents and delivers controlled substances
• Compounds sterile preparations utilizing proper aseptic technique; follows USP 797 guidelines
• Compounds hazardous high-risk preparations utilizing proper aseptic technique; follows USP 800 guidelines
• Performs medication reconciliation for patients being admitted to the hospital
• Performs computer order entry of ambulatory prescriptions independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Pharmacy Technician Board Certificate is preferred
• 6 months prior Pharmacy Technician experience preferred