Pharmacy Jobs

The category holds 4 roles: pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants who support dispensing, pharmacy interns working toward their license, and licensed pharmacists who verify prescriptions and counsel patients.

It depends on the state. Some states only register technicians, others require one of the 2 national exams, the PTCB's or the NHA's ExCPT. Plenty of employers hire trainees and cover the exam once you're on staff, so read the credential line on each posting.

Technicians prepare and dispense medications under a pharmacist's supervision, so states regulate them. Assistants handle the register, stocking, and paperwork, and usually need no license.

Retail chains, hospital and clinic pharmacies, and mail-order or specialty pharmacies. Retail schedules include evenings and weekends; hospital pharmacies run around the clock.

Yes. Pharmacy assistant and trainee technician postings often ask for a high school diploma and nothing else, with training on the job. Certification later opens the technician track.

Some. Mail-order and insurance pharmacies hire pharmacists, and sometimes technicians, for verification and review work done from home. Utilization review and mail-order verification are the volume employers there.