Pharmacy Technician - Certified

Job Title

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Under pharmacist supervision, responds to and/or triages nursing phone calls, prepares medication orders, accurately delivers meds and restocks as necessary. Provide superior customer service by modeling the organization's values.

Outpatient Pharmacy

Rochester General Hospital

Per Diem - 4‑hour shifts

Operating hours:
Mon‑Sun (Evening Shift). Weekend rotation every 4 weeks.

• Properly operate EMR System (Electronic Medical Record)
• Rounds to the floors accurately and in a timely manner to deliver medications.
• Recognize medication names and medical abbreviations.
• Use the pharmacy information system to run reports and access basic knowledge of medication data.
• Prepack bulk medicines by taking bulk medication and re‑packaging into individual, unit dose, size packaging. Proper cleaning, maintenance, and use of the repackaging machine.
• Non‑sterile compounding and preparations of oral liquids, creams, and ointments in a clean environment. Properly measure and combine medication along with proper documentation.
• Fill patient orders with prescribed medications, completing appropriate documentation and affixing patient information labels.
• Fill various emergency boxes, properly document. Identify the emergency box to be filled, obtain proper meds, scan each medication for expiration date and strength before placing it in the box, and obtain pharmacist sign‑off that all meds were provided.
• Deliver medications or pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations, or surgery.
• Proper handling of narcotics.
• Proper disposal of medication according to hospital guidelines and maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
• IV Room – Knowledge of and proper practice of “A septic” technique.
• Add measured drugs or nutrients to intravenous solutions under sterile conditions to prepare intravenous (IV) packs under pharmacist supervision.
• Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
• Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
• Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
• Perform clerical work in medical settings.
• Knowledge of medications well enough to recognize errors, misprints, or medications that may be contraindicated with each other.
• Possess advanced knowledge of the ADM (Automatic Dispensing Machine) and have the ability to troubleshoot and repair when necessary.
• Participation in process improvement initiatives such as safety and/or help identifying methods or ideas to improve current practices.
• Assist in training new hires.
• Advanced knowledge of IV procedures.
• Batch medication/narcotic drip.
• Order supplies.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Consistently, promptly and courteously assist/wait on customers, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Obtain all necessary personal, medical (allergies/conditions) and insurance information from patient. Record information on the prescription and enter appropriate information into the pharmacy computer.
• Pursuant to pharmacist’s order and designated work area, assist in filling patient prescriptions for pharmacist verification.
• Pulls or procures drug product and original prescription, counts and assesses reorder status.
• Receives requests for refills through automated process and otherwise (phone), ensuring proper requested information is processed and communicated to pharmacists in a courteous manner.
• Compiles prescription hard copies in numerical order and files on a daily basis.
• Keep a clean, uncluttered work environment. Clean shelves and storage areas routinely.
• Has thorough knowledge of “wholesaler” computer system. Ability to compile and send orders, receive confirmation, assess availability of product (backorders etc.) and follow through with communication to staff members for problems.
• Assist in checking in the pharmaceutical orders, verifying invoices/packing slips with pharmacy order, sticker drug products/supplies and place…