29-2052.00 · Task explorer
Pharmacy Technicians: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
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.
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This source lists 21 tasks, including 13 marked Core and 8 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2021.
21 tasks shown
Core · Task 1939 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
Core · Task 23924 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Enter prescription information into computer databases.
Core · Task 1946 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
Core · Task 1940 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
Core · Task 18545 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
Core · Task 1941 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
Core · Task 1943 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
Core · Task 1954 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.
Core · Task 1944 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
Core · Task 1953 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
Core · Task 1947 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
Core · Task 1945 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
Core · Task 18544 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
Supplemental · Task 1955 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
Supplemental · Task 1952 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.
Supplemental · Task 1949 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
Supplemental · Task 18546 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Restock intravenous (IV) supplies and add measured drugs or nutrients to IV solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV packs for various uses, such as chemotherapy medication.
Supplemental · Task 1951 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Supply and monitor robotic machines that dispense medicine into containers and label the containers.
Supplemental · Task 1956 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Deliver medications or pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations, or surgery.
Supplemental · Task 1958 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Maintain and merchandise home healthcare products or services.
Supplemental · Task 1957 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Price stock and mark items for sale.
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