Pharmacy Technician

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician I
Hours: M- F 9am-6pm or 11am – 7.30pm
Location: Lawrence MA
Pay: $22-25/hr DOE

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Assists Pharmacist to prepare and dispense medication both over the counter and using unit does medication
  methods.

• Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and prepares labels for
  bottles.

• Assist customer with prescriptions as well as front store products and in the use of all products.
• Processes records of medication and equipment dispensed to customers, compute charges, enters data in
  computer and bills customers and/ or Third Party.

• Sets up prescription orders for in-store pickup and/or delivery.
• Collects payments and reconciles the Register at the end of the day following established procedures.
• With utmost courtesy the patients will be asked for certain documentation and any other pertinent
  information.

• Tech will dispense meds in accordance with each insurance company policy.
• Dispense medications to individual patients when they pick them up.
• Must have reasoning ability (logic) to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished
  in written, oral or diagram form

• Order processing inventory, database software.
• Must be able to perceive the need of the customer through conversation and assist with translating those
  needs into reality, making most people feel comfortable in his/her presence, and be customer service
  oriented.

• Travel between sites may be required.
• Performs all and any additional duties as assigned.

  Qualifications:
  Experience

• The Pharmacy Tech should be bilingual in Spanish and English and comfortable translating medical terminology in both languages.
• The Pharmacy Tech I should have prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• One to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  is preferred.

• The Pharmacy Tech I should be willing to take additional training to sharpen any skill
  deficiencies.

Education

• Registration with State of Massachusetts as a Pharmacy Technician is required. Pharmacy Technicians are
  allowed to work as a ‘tech in training’ for up to 500 hours. Following this “training” period they are required
  to become registered.

• CPhT Certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is not required but need to
  be working toward National Certification.

Current BLS certification recommended.