Pharmacy Technicians
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.
Also called: Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), Lead Pharmacy Technician (Lead Pharmacy Tech), Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Tech), Senior Pharmacy Technician
Knowledge:
- customer service
- administrative services
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- hold or move items with your hands
Personality:
Description: 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
- Concern for Others
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
Technology:
- Medical condition coding software
- MEDITECH software
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Drug compatibility software
Education:
certificate after high school