PHARMACY SUPPORT STAFF (Alternate Title: Pharmacy Specialist) (0844CBV1) Competency-Based

WestCal Academy

California (OA)

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

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Skills

Perform clerical work in medical settings.

Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.

Verify accuracy of patient information.

Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.

Enter codes or other information into computers.

Enter information into databases or software programs.

Enter patient or treatment data into computers.

Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.

Process medical billing information.

Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.
Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.

Record patient medical histories.

Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.

Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.

Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
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.
Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.

Prepare medications or medical solutions.

Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
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.
Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.

Clean medical equipment or facilities.