Pharmacy Tech

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JOB INFORMATION

Effective Date:

8/13/2026

Entity:

Wisconsin

Job Code:

510005A

Job Title:

Pharmacy Tech

FLSA Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Management Level:

Individual Contributor

JOB SUMMARY

The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for providing pharmacy services, including, but not limited to dispensing and preparing pharmaceuticals, performing inventory control, compliance audits, and financial transactions, providing customer service, and maintaining pharmacy records. 

The Pharmacy Technician works as part of an interdisciplinary patient care team, and under direction of the Clinical Pharmacist(s), and/or Pharmacy Technical Supervisor.  The Pharmacy Technician may assist in the on-line training of staff under the direction and guidance of a Pharmacy Technical Supervisor and/or Pharmacy Technician Trainer.

The Pharmacy Technician is designed to utilize and extend knowledge and competency while performing technical pharmacy functions of the Ambulatory Pharmacy, Inpatient Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Research Center or Drug Policy Program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

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Major responsibilities of the Preparation technician will vary depending on which pharmacy role he/she is employed and may include one or more of the following responsibilities.

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Receive, distribute, manage, and store pharmaceutical products and supplies

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Handling of medications in accordance with pharmacy department policies and procedures

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Manage logistics for filing and distributing orders or prescriptions

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Completes medication repackaging or compounding prior to patient administration

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Perform pharmaceutical calculations

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May be required to operate advanced, innovative technology to assist in preparation and dispensing of medications

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Charge and/or credit patients for medications used in patient care areas

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Ensures accurate bill and cost transfer between cost centers

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Performs all quality control checks prior to final pharmacist verification including accurate manipulation, volumes, labeling, and storage requirements

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Responsible for medication inventory management

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Conduct pre-admission phone call and in-person patient interviews to collect and maintain an accurate medication, allergy, social and insurance history

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Ensure accuracy of patient’s medication list including follow-up with clinics, external pharmacies, or patients to clarify and update

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Complete audits, including documentation of audit completion and expired medications in designated documentation location

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Ensures records are accurate, complete, within specification to ensure compliance with FDA, DEA, or other applicable rules and regulations

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Serve as a liaison to physicians and nurses to support the medication use system

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May facilitate prior authorization process, includes date entry of PAs, routing to pharmacists for decisions, creating notifications and facilitating any additional communication with requesting physician’s office

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Document patient interactions within the medical record

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Work with Pharmacy Manager to ensure that policies and procedures are current, and all activities are following relevant standards

As needed, additional responsibilities reasonably within the scope of duties and physical requirements may be assigned.  ALL DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS MUST BE PERFORMED CONSISTENT WITH THE UW HEALTH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND RESPECT FOR PEOPLE COMMITTMENTS.

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Non-Clinical

JOB REQUIREMENTS

No minimum education

Required

Completion of an accredited pharmacy technician training program

Preferred

High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred

6 months

experience as a pharmacy technician or completion of a Pharmacy Technician Training Program

Preferred

Wisconsin Pharmacy Technician Registration

Upon Hire

Required

Certified Pharmacy Technician

Preferred

LICENSE, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS MUST BE MAINTAINED PER UW HEALTH POLICY. 

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Attention to detail

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Customer service skills

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

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Time and task management, prioritizing, and organizational skill

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Ability to prioritize and problem solve

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Ability to mathematically compute and convert drug concentrations and doses.

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Previous experience with computers, preferably using Microsoft Office and other Windows based system.

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Ability to use computer for order entry, inventory control, billing, and record keeping.

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Takes ongoing ownership for service, quality and organization for one area of the pharmacy department as directed by manager

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

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Sedentary: Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.

Up to 10#

Negligible

Negligible

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Light: Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of walking or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls. To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all of these activities. If someone can do light work, we determine that they can also do sedentary work, unless there are additional limiting factors such as loss of fine dexterity or inability to sit for long periods of time.

up to 20#

Up to 10# or requires significant walking or standing or requires pushing/pulling of arm/leg controls.

Negligible or constant push/pull of items of negligible weight

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Medium: Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds. If someone can do medium work, we determine that they can also do sedentary and light work.

20-50#

10-25#

Negligible-10#

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Heavy: Heavy work involves lifting no more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 50 pounds. If someone can do heavy work, we determine that they can also do medium, light, and sedentary work.

50-100#

25-50#

10-20#

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Very Heavy: Very heavy work involves lifting objects weighing more than 100 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing 50 pounds or more. If someone can do very heavy work, we determine that they can also do heavy, medium, light, and sedentary work.

Over 100#

Over 50#

Over 20#

Other - list any other physical requirements or bona fide occupational qualifications not indicated above:

Over 50 lbs.

UW Health does not require, nor does it expect that its employees lift more than 50 lbs unassisted. Objects in excess of 50 lbs should be lifted or moved with mechanical means or through a team lift. Employees in patient care areas are expected to utilize mechanical lifts and adhere to the "Use of Mechanical Lifts (Liko)" policy in the Patient Services Policy and Procedure Manual.

Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.

THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB WITH OR WITHOUT AN APPROVED ACCOMODATION. Note: The purpose of this document is to describe the general nature and level of work performed by personnel so classified; it is not intended to serve as an inclusive list of all responsibilities associated with this position.