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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.

Tasks
21 tasks13 core, 8 supplemental
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Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
Code
29-2052.00SOC 2018: 29-2052

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13 core tasks and 8 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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  1. Task 1. Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.Core taskTask 1939Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2021
  2. Task 2. Enter prescription information into computer databases.Core taskTask 23924Rated by 79 people who do the job, August 2021
  3. Task 3. Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.Core taskTask 1946Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2021
  4. Task 4. Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.Core taskTask 1940Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2021
  5. Task 5. Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.Core taskTask 18545Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2021
  6. Task 6. Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.Core taskTask 1941Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2021
  7. Task 7. Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.Core taskTask 1943Rated by 79 people who do the job, August 2021
  8. Task 8. Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.Core taskTask 1954Rated by 77 people who do the job, August 2021
  9. Task 9. Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.Core taskTask 1944Rated by 79 people who do the job, August 2021
  10. Task 10. Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.Core taskTask 1953Rated by 78 people who do the job, August 2021
  11. Task 11. Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.Core taskTask 1947Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2021
  12. Task 12. Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.Core taskTask 1945Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2021
  13. Task 13. Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.Core taskTask 18544Rated by 79 people who do the job, August 2021
  14. Task 14. Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.Supplemental taskTask 1955Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2021
  15. Task 15. Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.Supplemental taskTask 1952Rated by 78 people who do the job, August 2021
  16. Task 16. Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.Supplemental taskTask 1949Rated by 81 people who do the job, August 2021
  17. Task 17. 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 taskTask 18546Rated by 79 people who do the job, August 2021
  18. Task 18. Supply and monitor robotic machines that dispense medicine into containers and label the containers.Supplemental taskTask 1951Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2021
  19. Task 19. Deliver medications or pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations, or surgery.Supplemental taskTask 1956Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2021
  20. Task 20. Maintain and merchandise home healthcare products or services.Supplemental taskTask 1958Rated by 78 people who do the job, August 2021
  21. Task 21. Price stock and mark items for sale.Supplemental taskTask 1957Rated by 80 people who do the job, August 2021

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-2052
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