Pharmacy Technician
| Company | BrightSpring Health Services |
|---|---|
| Location | Great Falls, MT, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Experience in a pharmacy setting
- Familiarity with medical terminology
- Ability to operate a computer
- Ability to recognize and identify medications
- Detail oriented
- Goal oriented
- Team player
- Effective oral communication
- Pharmacy Technician license
Responsibilities
- Fills prescription items, as permitted by the State Board of Pharmacy, packaging medications for dispensing and for delivery, meeting the accuracy and productivity standards of the pharmacy
- Labels products appropriately, including cautionary or auxiliary labels
- Participates in the periodic inventory of the pharmacy
- May check in drugs and supplies, stock shelves and remove out-of-date items from the inventory
- Prepares medications including emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments, which may include non-sterile compounding
- Communicates with internal and external customers in a pleasant and professional manner
- May process returned medications from the facility for credit or destruction
- Assists in the training of new employees
- Also performs at least one of the following: Works in the Controlled Drugs (Narcotics) Room; Works with automated machine to prepack drugs; Manages inventory functions such as monitoring pharmaceutical levels and identify expired medications, managing to the pharmacy standard for Days on Hand; Inputs patient data and medication orders into a computer system to produce labels (data entry); Mixes/packages IV medications, sanitizes IV room, equipment and hood
- Services facility-based medication dispensing machines (e.g., RxNow)
- Performs other tasks as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
- Long Term Care pharmacy experience