Pharmacy Technician- Inpatient
Core
Fills physician orders for oral, topical, and injectable medications and nutrition under pharmacist supervision in an inpatient hospital setting.
Role type
Inpatient pharmacy technician
Builds
Dispensed medications and prepared nutrition products for hospital patients
Domain
Healthcare / Pharmacy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Prescription processing, medication counting and labeling, inventory management, over-the-counter sales, new hire training
Preferred skills
Related work experience
Technologies
Pharmacy computer systems, patient profile databases, cash registers
Responsibilities
Receive and process written prescriptions and refill requests; Enter patient and prescription data into computer systems; Retrieve, count, pour, label, and price medications; Assist pharmacist in packaging and preparing medications; Order medications from suppliers and check incoming stock; Maintain pharmacy practice records; Process over-the-counter sales transactions; Check for overstock and outdated medications and process returns; Orient and train new pharmacy personnel