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Pharmacy Aides Job Description & Jobs
Job Title: Pharmacy Aides
RIASEC Career Code:
NA
SOC:
31-9095.00
Job Description for:"Pharmacy Aides"
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
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Job Tasks for:
"Pharmacy Aides"
Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
Prepare solid and liquid dosage medications for dispensing into bottles and unit dose packaging.
Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
Unpack, sort, count and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.
Prepare prescription labels by typing and/or operating a computer and printer.
Receive, store and inventory pharmaceutical supplies, notifying pharmacist when levels are low.
Operate cash register to process cash and credit sales.
Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves.
Perform clerical tasks such as filing, compiling and maintaining prescription records, and composing letters.
Maintain and clean equipment, work areas and shelves.
Provide customers with information about the uses and effects of drugs.
Prepare, maintain and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases and deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats.
Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating co-payments.
Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products under direction of pharmacist.
Operate capsule and tablet counting machine that automatically distributes a certain number of capsules or tablets into smaller containers.
Calculate anticipated drug usage for a prescribed period.
Deliver medication to treatment areas, living units, residences and clinics, using various means of transportation.
Knowledge Requirements for:
"Pharmacy Aides"
Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Mathematics -- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Medicine and Dentistry -- Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Clerical -- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
Computers and Electronics -- Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
See the education requirements for Pharmacy Aides
Skill Requirements for:
"Pharmacy Aides"
Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Service Orientation -- Actively looking for ways to help people.
Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making -- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.
Ability Requirements for:
"Pharmacy Aides"
Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition -- The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Problem Sensitivity -- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Written Comprehension -- The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
"Pharmacy Aides" Job Activities
Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Interacting With Computers -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public -- Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Processing Information -- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Assisting and Caring for Others -- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others -- Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Job Description for: "Pharmacy Aides"
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