Occupation information for Pharmacy Technicians District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: 1 to 12 months on-the-job training

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• Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
• Enter prescription information into computer databases.
• Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
• Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
• Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.
• Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
• Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.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.
• Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
• Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.

Tools:

• Filling or sealing auger dose machines
• Laboratory balances
• Laboratory blenders or emulsifiers
• Laboratory mills
• Sterile or aseptic processing or filling machines

Technology:

• Accounting software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Inventory management software
• Medical software

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