Mt. San Antonio College

On-the-job Training

• 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.
• Enter codes or other information into computers.
  • Enter prescription information into computer databases.
• 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
• Record patient medical histories.
  • Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
• Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
  • Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
  • Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
  • Order, label, and count stock of medications, chemicals, or supplies and enter inventory data into computer.
  • 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.
• Prepare medications or medical solutions.
  • Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.
  • Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
  • Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
  • 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.
• Clean medical equipment or facilities.
  • Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
• Sterilize medical equipment or instruments.
  • Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware, according to prescribed methods.
• Merchandise healthcare products or services.
  • Maintain and merchandise home healthcare products or services.
  • Price stock and mark items for sale.