Pharmacy Technician I - Inpatient

Job Summary

Under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, fills all physician orders/prescriptions which include all oral, topical, and injectable medications as well as nutrition.

Job Duties

• Receive written prescriptions or refill requests 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 medications from shelves, count or pour medications, label containers, and price prescriptions.
• Process prescriptions and print medication labels.
• Auxiliary 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• Check for overstock and outdated medications and complete return process when appropriate.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.

Position Details

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience
• Certification(s) and License(s): Certified Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB or NHA)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

• Purpose: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
• Values: Kindness, Excellence, Learning, Innovation, Safety

Our Team

• We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Benefits

• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.