Pharmacy Clerk (temp)
About The Position
Primary Accountability The Pharmacy Clerk is responsible for supporting the daily operations of the Pharmacy Department. Description of Primary Responsibilities Responsible for supporting the daily operations of the Pharmacy Department. Receives new prescriptions and enters information into the Pharmacy Practice Management system. Processes labels for new and refill prescriptions. Consults with Pharmacist when warning or Drug Utilization Review (DUR) screen appears during label processing. Handles prescription refill requests. Stocks medications and fills supply bins with prescription vials and lids. Answers and directs phone calls and checks for messages and faxes. Verifies specific patient insurance information. Files paperwork and prescriptions under supervision of the Pharmacist-in-charge. Completes and processes third-party documents and transmissions, authorizations and TAR (Treatment Authorization Request). Keep the Pharmacy work areas clean and organized. Delivers medications and prescriptions to other sites as per staff pharmacist and/or Director of Pharmacy instructions. Maintains accurate logs of delivered medications and prescriptions. Responsible for cash register operations. Places filled prescriptions in will call shelves. Assists patients when they arrive to drop off or pick up their prescriptions. Operates cash register during patient prescription pick up, processes cash and credit card transactions, and obtains patient signatures for insurance log documentation. Informs Pharmacist for prescriptions requiring Pharmacist consultation with the patient. Responsible to count and maintain accurate assigned cash in the cash register. Processes daily transaction reports and prepares bank deposit. Responsible for maintaining prescription medication inventory levels. Orders medications through software system. Processes incoming medication orders to determine that items ordered were shipped and that items shipped are the same as items invoiced to the pharmacy. Returns outdated/expired, damaged, overstock and recalled merchandise for credit and proper disposal. Check expiration dates and rotate or remove stock medications. Keep the medication stock shelving clean and organized. Assists Pharmacist-in-charge with inventory process. Monitors prescriptions in the wait area. Checks fill date and removes all prescriptions over seven days old or as instructed by PIC. Reverses orders online. Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Possesses a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate
- Job duties require specific knowledge of pharmacy processes and practices, typically learned on the job or which may include a series of training sessions that would comprise a few weeks if done consecutively
- Ability to prepare basic correspondence and simple reports in Microsoft Word
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel to create tables and simple displays of information
- Ability to create basic presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Valid CA driver’s license required
- Job duties require the employee to effectively communicate routine or non-technical information to co-workers and others
- Effectively communicates written information (including electronic correspondence) and verbal presentations
Responsibilities
- supporting the daily operations of the Pharmacy Department
- Receives new prescriptions and enters information into the Pharmacy Practice Management system
- Processes labels for new and refill prescriptions
- Consults with Pharmacist when warning or Drug Utilization Review (DUR) screen appears during label processing
- Handles prescription refill requests
- Stocks medications and fills supply bins with prescription vials and lids
- Answers and directs phone calls and checks for messages and faxes
- Verifies specific patient insurance information
- Files paperwork and prescriptions under supervision of the Pharmacist-in-charge
- Completes and processes third-party documents and transmissions, authorizations and TAR (Treatment Authorization Request)
- Keep the Pharmacy work areas clean and organized
- Delivers medications and prescriptions to other sites as per staff pharmacist and/or Director of Pharmacy instructions
- Maintains accurate logs of delivered medications and prescriptions
- Responsible for cash register operations
- Places filled prescriptions in will call shelves
- Assists patients when they arrive to drop off or pick up their prescriptions
- Operates cash register during patient prescription pick up, processes cash and credit card transactions, and obtains patient signatures for insurance log documentation
- Informs Pharmacist for prescriptions requiring Pharmacist consultation with the patient
- Responsible to count and maintain accurate assigned cash in the cash register
- Processes daily transaction reports and prepares bank deposit
- Responsible for maintaining prescription medication inventory levels
- Orders medications through software system
- Processes incoming medication orders to determine that items ordered were shipped and that items shipped are the same as items invoiced to the pharmacy
- Returns outdated/expired, damaged, overstock and recalled merchandise for credit and proper disposal
- Check expiration dates and rotate or remove stock medications
- Keep the medication stock shelving clean and organized
- Assists Pharmacist-in-charge with inventory process
- Monitors prescriptions in the wait area
- Checks fill date and removes all prescriptions over seven days old or as instructed by PIC
- Reverses orders online
- Performs other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
