Find Jobs
Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location
Skip to job details
CM
Community Memorial Hospital
Pharmacy Technician
Career Insights for Pharmacy Technician
See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.
Scorecard
Based on Minnesota data
Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?
What they do
A Pharmacy Technician works under the direction of a pharmacist to dispense prescription medications. Serves customers and helps to fill prescriptions. Works in a retail pharmacy or healthcare facility.
$40,368 / year median in Minnesota
+1% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary The pharmacy technician is an extension of the pharmacist, working under his/her direct supervision, to facilitate the control of the distribution of medication. The pharmacy technician delivers medications and exchange medication trays. Fill medications as specified on patient profiles or fill lists. Pick up and return/credit medication upon patient discharge. Responsible for IV sterile compounding and IV chemotherapy preparation, and knowledge of sterile technique. Prepackage oral tablets and liquid medications in unit dose containers. Process patient charges. The pharmacy technician will also be filling, delivering, crediting, and reporting involved with automated dispensing cabinets.