Pharmacy Assistant

Guardian Pharmacy • Kernersville, NC

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Southern Pharmacy Services, a member of the Guardian family of pharmacies, has an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant to join their rapidly growing team in Kernersville, North Carolina. The company is one of the nation’s largest and most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, focused on reimagining medication management and transforming care. Their core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs, utilizing a comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services. This role offers an opportunity to learn and grow a career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment, assisting in general pharmacy duties and potentially various positions throughout the pharmacy as needed. Duties may include the accurate and timely filling of medications in correct packaging according to home preference.

Requirements

• Work Ethic/Integrity – must possess intrinsic drive to excel coupled with values in line with company philosophy
• Problem Solving – ability to analyze causes and solve problems at both a strategic and functional level
• Team Oriented – ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all team members
• Advanced computer skills
• Ability to work independently and deliver to deadlines
• Ability to solve problems with minimal direction
• Great attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment working on multiple tasks simultaneously, while adhering to strict deadlines
• Quality minded; motivated to seek out errors and inquire when something appears inaccurate

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Pharmacy operations system experience preferred/required

Responsibilities

• Assist in filling medication orders
• Prioritizes work to ensure prescriptions are filled per delivery schedule
• Pull labels at regular intervals to keep workflow moving
• Sort and scan all orders to the correct tote
• Monitor the delivery dashboard to ensure all prescriptions due on the next run have been scanned and all workflow steps completed
• Perform checks on each tote to ensure the manifest accurately reflects the contents of the tote
• Return medications to shelf routinely throughout the day
• Assist in quarterly physical inventory process
• Communicate any issues with the Director, Pharmacy Operations in a timely manner
• Serve as back-up fill tech or cycle stager as directed by management as business needs require
• Use appropriate auxiliary labels when needed
• Provide assistance to other packing line technicians when appropriate
• Arrange delivery totes according to appropriate routes
• Sort checked medications into route-specific groups
• Write up delivery manifests for supplemental medications when necessary
• Place delivery manifests, supplemental medications, and drug monographs into correct totes
• Prepare controlled medications for delivery by placing them into bags, as directed
• Maintain clean and orderly scanning area, by keeping supplies, totes, and medications arranged in a logical and practical manner
• Other essential functions and duties may be assigned as needed

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund)
• Paid holidays and sick days
• Generous vacation benefits based on years of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed