Pharmacy Technicians

• Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
• Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
• Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
• Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
• Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
• Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
• Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
• Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
• Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
• Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.
• Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Pharmacy Technicians.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Pharmacy Technicians.