Pharmacy Assistant
About The Position
Join a locally owned and operated store to help deliver health, beauty and convenience services in your community, and keep the customer at the centre of everything you do. This role is important to help deliver health, beauty and convenience services in your community. The Pharmacy Assistant will help in the technical aspect of prescription fulfillment, assist as needed in the provision of pharmacy services, participate in the maintenance and operation of the pharmacy in accordance with pharmacy practice standards, and provide superior, timely, and enjoyable customer service.
Requirements
- Previous pharmacy experience is an asset.
- Effective organizational skills and ability to multitask.
- Problem-solving skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Available days, evenings, and weekends.
Responsibilities
- Greet the customer promptly and collect prescription information according to standards.
- Complete tasks in priority according to the role assigned on the role assignment board.
- Consult the pharmacist for all clinical questions.
- Establish realistic expectations for customer wait times.
- Look up and charge out prescriptions and related items.
- Ensure customers requiring advice are directed to the pharmacist.
- Maintain and balance the dispensary cash register.
- Adhere to all confidentiality and privacy requirements.
- Receive new prescriptions and refills according to standard operating procedures.
- Prepare and submit orders except for controlled drugs and narcotics.
- Verify online third-party billing and manually manage third-party accounts.
- Answer the telephone and consult a pharmacist as needed.
- Manage incoming faxes according to pharmacy practice standards.
- Assist the pharmacist in coordinating recalls.
- Accurately file completed paperwork according to pharmacy practice standards.
- Participate in the preparation of prescriptions according to company standards and professional services.
- Enter data for new prescriptions and manage the processing of refill requests.
- Select drugs for prescription fulfillment according to pharmacy practice standards.
- Count or measure drugs, package and label prescriptions efficiently according to pharmacy standards.
- Accurately enter and maintain required data in the relevant pharmacy systems.
Benefits
- Purchase discount program
- Flexible and varied schedules
- Competitive pay
- Online learning through Academy
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
