Occupation information for Pharmacy Aides 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: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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• Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer.
• Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
• Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
• Provide customers with information about the uses, effects, or interactions of drugs.
• Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments.
• Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
• Unpack, sort, count, and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.
• Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves.
• Perform clerical tasks, such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, or composing letters.
• Prepare, maintain, and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases, or deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats.

Tools:

• Cash registers
• Desktop computers
• Filling or sealing auger dose machines
• HEPA filtered enclosures
• Tablet counters

Technology:

• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Office suite software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word processing software

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