Pharmacy Clerk and Courier

VGMHC Careers•Cornelius, OR

About The Position

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we honor all members of our community and acknowledge the dignity of each person we serve. Our purpose is to provide high quality, comprehensive primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farm workers and a view to removing barriers to health care. We strive to provide an environment that welcomes and values the people we employ and serve. If you are unsure whether you meet all the required qualifications for this role but are interested and passionate about this potential position, we encourage you to apply. Job Summary: The Pharmacy Clerk/Courier is hybrid by nature and workload may vary at the discretion of the pharmacy manager and pharmacy operational needs. The Pharmacy Clerk assists the Pharmacist to communicate with VG patients and provide excellent customer service. This position answers non-professional phone questions, cashiers, stocks medications, sends and receives drug orders, participates in inventory counts, pulls outdated stock, works with mailing prescriptions including packaging, addressing, and mailing, curbside delivery and assists with cleaning the pharmacy.

Requirements

Proficiency in English and Spanish, both spoken and written language required.
Acceptable driving record.
Effective Communication
Valid Oregon driver’s license, able to become part of Center’s insurance policy
Proof of liability insurance (must submit name, address and policy of insurance company).
Have access to a reliable vehicle and/or be eligible to use company vehicle
Over 21 years old
High School Diploma or equivalent required

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as pharmacy clerk in busy environment working with patients and with professional and technical staff, including ordering, returns, and stocking preferred

Responsibilities

Communicate with patients politely and discreetly, clarify questions and refer any medication related questions to the pharmacist. Assist pharmacist with non-clinical patient communication needs, for example, patient’s literacy level, comfort with issue, etc.
Verify identity of person picking up prescriptions.
Cover other pharmacy clerk positions at other sites on a temporary basis as needed.
Maintain security of the work area making sure no personnel in pharmacy and it is locked when pharmacist not present.
May pull expired medications off shelves when directed.
May assist with inventory of drugs in the pharmacy and maintain inventory by ordering drugs as needed.
Keep IMP meds and expired meds separated.
Contact patients as required.
Work as cashier using Point of Sale system.
Enter patient demographics and billing information into the computer.
Accept refill requests by prescription number.
File prescriptions in the pharmacy.
Assist with curbside delivery and mailing prescriptions as needed.
Transport filled medication prescriptions to the patient. Responsible for the timely transportation of filled medication prescriptions to and from the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center Pharmacy in Cornelius and other sites including Beaverton, Hillsboro, McMinnville, and Newberg.
Serve as courier to other VG sites. Responsible for the timely transportation of other medical equipment, interoffice mail, supplies, medical charts or miscellaneous on daily basis.
Maintenance and upkeep of vehicle. Responsible for maintenance schedule for the vehicle (i.e. oil change; basic routine maintenance, etc.) and alerting management of maintenance issues. Responsible for the daily upkeep of the vehicle (i.e. cleaning out vehicle, charging or refueling, checking air, oil, and all other basic fluids). Keep vehicle in a “ready to go” basis at all times. Maintain calendar of scheduled vehicle care.
Load products and materials for delivery into delivery vehicle in a safe and orderly fashion.
Maintain full compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws and regulations.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Pharmacy Supervisor, Pharmacy Manager, Pharmacy Director, Medical Director, or Executive Director.