Pharmacy Technician

Responsible for preparing medications for dispensing, compounds I.V. solutions under direction of a Pharmacist, delivers medications, and processes pharmacy charges according to department procedure.

Education

Minimum: High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred: Completion of pharmacy technician training program

Registration/Certification/Licensure:

N/A

Experience

Minimum: None.

Preferred: Prior pharmacy tech experience.

Other Requirements:

Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle single dose medications to include prescription and non-prescription medications. Responsible to safely access, transport, and handle sharps, such as needles, suture kits, lancets, syringes, etc.

Status:

Non-Exempt

Physical Requirements:

The following frequency definitions apply to all Physical Requirements unless otherwise noted:

Occasional: (0-1/3 of day , 0 - 2.5 hrs/day, 1 - 4 reps/hr)

Frequent: (1/3 -2/3 of day , 2.5 - 5.5 hrs/day, 5 -24 reps/hr)

Constant: (> 2/3rd of day , > 5.5 hrs/day, > 24 reps/hr)

NOTE: An asterisk (*) indicates that the item is an essential function.

Non-Material Handling

● Standing* - Remaining on one's feet in an upright position remaining stationary

• FREQUENT

● Walking* - Remaining upright on one's feet, and moving about

• FREQUENT

● Sitting

• Body remains in a seated position

• OCCASIONAL

● Stooping

• To bend the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist

• OCCASIONAL

● Bending

• To flex the upper body forward

• OCCASIONAL

● Twisting

• To rotate the upper body forward

• N/A

● Climbing

• To move the body in any direction on equipment or structures that do not include stairs or ladders

• N/A

● Ladders

• To ascend and descend ladders

• OCCASIONAL

● Stairs

• To ascend and descend stairs

• N/A

●Kneeling

• To move the body downwards and come to rest on both hands and both knees

• OCCASIONAL

● Squatting

• To move the body downwards by bending both knees

• OCCASIONAL

● Crouching

• To bend the body forward and downward by bending the spine and the legs

• N/A

● Crawling

• To move the body forward or backwards on hands and knees

• N/A

● Reaching Horizontal*

• To extend the arms and hands outward, remaining under shoulder height

• FREQUENT

● Reaching Overhead*

• To extend the arms and hands up and out over shoulder height

• FREQUENT

● Grasping*

• Using functional gripping of the hand to handle an object

• FREQUENT

● Finger Manipulation*

• To manipulate objects with the use of fingers

• CONSTANT

● Seeing*

• Using visual feedback to accomplish a task or activity

• CONSTANT

● Hearing*

• Using sound feedback to accomplish a task or activity

• CONSTANT

● Repetitive Upper Extremity Use*

• Using the arms and/or hands continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time

• CONSTANT

● Repetitive Lower Extremity Use

• Using the legs and/or feet continuously or more than 2/3 of the total time

• N/A

Material Handling

● Pushing*

• To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pushing refers to moving an object away from the person

● OCCASIONAL

● 20# - 50#

● Pulling

• To exert a force upon an object in order to move it in a certain direction Pulling refers to moving an object towards the person

● OCCASIONAL

● 20# - 50#

● Lift* - Floor to Waist

● OCCASIONAL

● 20# - 50#

● Lift* - Waist to shoulder

● OCCASIONAL

● Up to 20#

● Lift* - Shoulder to overhead

● OCCASIONAL

● Up to 20#

● Carrying*

• To transport an object or article using the arms or hands (> 10 feet)

● OCCASIONAL

● 20# - 50#

Environmental Factors

● Working alone

• OCCASIONAL

● Working in cramped quarters

• N/A

● Constant interruptions

• N/A

● Working with hands in water

• N/A

● Use of power tools

• N/A

● Working on ladders/scaffolding

• N/A

● Exposure to vibration

• N/A

● Exposure to dust

• N/A

● Exposure to noise (constant)

• N/A

● Exposure to electrical energy (outlets, etc)

• N/A

● Exposure to temperature changes (heat, cold, humidity), that require special clothing

• N/A

● Exposure to slippery walking surfaces

• N/A

● Exposure to solvents, grease, oils

• N/A

● Exposure to radiant energy, ie computer terminal (more than 4 hours per shift)*

• FREQUENT

● Working with bloodborne pathogens

• OCCASIONAL

Cardiovascular Energy Requirements

• Physical Demand

Physical Demand

Met Level

Examples of similar activity intensity

Sedentary to Light 0 - 3.5 Light house cleaning, washing dishes, serving food, food shopping, sitting, standing, computer work. Medium 3.6 - 6.3 House work (mopping, scrubbing), health club exercising, treadmill work, stretching, yoga, walk/run-play with children, aerobic class, dancing, carrying bucket/wood, auto body repair, shoveling snow, golf (carrying clubs). Heavy to Very Heavy > 6.4 Calisthenics (push up, pull up, sit up, vigorous effort), carrying groceries upstairs, shoveling coal, bailing hay, fire fighting, sawing by hand, splitting wood.

As relates to this position:

● Sedentary to Light*

• OCCASIONAL

● Medium

• N/A

● Heavy to Very Heavy

• N/A