HOC Course/Job Descriptions/Pharmacy Technician

Average Annual Salary for San Diego County: $20,000-$27,000

Job Description:
As the population ages, the demand for Pharmacy Technicians is increasing rapidly! Pharmacy technicians help licensed pharmacists provide medication and other health care products to patients. Specific duties may include:

• Receiving written prescriptions or requests for prescription refills from patients;
• Receiving prescriptions sent electronically from the doctor’s office;
• Verifying that information on prescriptions is complete and accurate;
• Preparing prescriptions – retrieving, counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, and sometimes mixing the medications;
• Preparing prescription labels, selecting type of prescription container, and affixing the prescription and auxiliary labels to the container;
• Pricing and filing prescriptions, under the direction of a pharmacist;
• Establishing and maintaining patient profiles, preparing insurance claim forms, and stocking and taking inventory of prescriptions and over-the-counter medications;
• In hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted-living facilities, pharmacy technicians have added responsibilities.

Health Occupations Center offers Pharmacy Technician classes both fall and spring semesters, both in the daytime and the evenings. Please click on the Class Schedule for dates and times of the next classes or call 619-596-3690 for more information.

Prerequisite: Healthcare Essentials

Health Occupations Center – Setting the Standard in Healthcare Excellence