Pharmacy Technicians

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Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), Chemotherapy Pharmacy Technician (Chemo Pharmacy Technician), OR Pharmacy Tech (Operating Room Pharmacy Tech), RPhT (Registered Pharmacy Technician)

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Dental Assistant; Dental Assistant Craftsman; Dental Assistant Helper; Health Services Management; Health Services Management Craftsman; Health Services Management Helper; Health Services Management Superintendent; Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacy; Pharmacy Craftsman; Pharmacy Journeyman
Clinical Pharmacologist; Medical Service Corps Officer; Pharmacy; Pharmacy Specialist; Unit Supply Specialist
Health Services Technician; Medical Administration Specialty
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Hospital Corpsman; Pharmacist; Pharmacy Technician
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What they do:
Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
On the job, you would:
  • Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
  • Enter prescription information into computer databases.
  • Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.

Knowledge

Business

  • customer service
  • administrative services

Health

  • medicine and dentistry

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Skills

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • order or arrange things

Hand and Finger Use

  • put together small parts with your fingers
  • hold or move items with your hands

Attention

  • do two or more things at the same time

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Self Control
  • Stress Tolerance

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology

Medical software

  • MEDITECH software
  • Pharmaceutical software

Education

Education: (rated 3 of 5)
certificate after high school or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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