Description
Performs core medication production activities across filling, pre-pack, tote, and related workflows to ensure medications are prepared, tracked,
packaged, and staged accurately for pharmacist verification and delivery.
Job Responsibilities:
- Print medication labels and match them to prescription orders.
- Fill and hand-pack medications according to procedures and safety standards.
- Submit prepared medications for pharmacist verification and quality assurance.
- Operate approved pre-pack automation and monitor packaging accuracy.
- Troubleshoot routine equipment issues within established authority and escalate as needed.
- Verify, scan, tote, and stage medications in the correct facility receptacles and delivery sequence.
- Maintain organized workstations, replenish supplies, and support production targets.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent capability.
- Pharmacy technician registration, license, or authorization as required by the work location.
- Ability to accurately handle, prepare, label, document, and track medications within established technician scope and procedures.
- Working proficiency with pharmacy systems/technology and basic medication-related math.
- Strong attention to detail, communication, prioritization, and ability to work in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1–3 years of pharmacy technician, medication-production, or comparable regulated-work experience.
- PTCB/CPhT certification where not required.
- Long-term care, closed-door, institutional, or high-volume pharmacy experience.
- Automated packaging, blister-card, tote, or high-volume closed-door pharmacy experience.