Pharmacy Clerk

Hy-Vee, Inc.•West Point, MS

About The Position

The Pharmacy Clerk provides prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service and helps maintain a clean, inviting pharmacy. The role stocks products and supplies, reviews and logs invoices, places orders at the department manager’s request, supports prescription and refill processes, gathers patient information, and prepares paperwork and medicines for delivery orders and mail-outs. Duties also include coordinating nursing home medicines as needed, handling cash transactions, and administering vaccines as allowed by law. The clerk maintains customer confidentiality and follows company and pharmacy policies, including procedures concerning hazardous drugs. Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
High school education or equivalent experience.
Over six months up to one year of similar or related experience.
Vaccination certification if applicable and required by law.
Ability to follow written, verbal, or diagrammatic instructions involving several concrete variables.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
Ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data between records; interview people to obtain basic information; and guide people.
Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds frequently, and negligible force constantly to move objects.
Visual ability including near and far vision, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision, with or without correction.
Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions.
Maintain the confidentiality of customers’ private medical information.
Follow pharmacy policies and procedures for handling hazardous drugs.

Responsibilities

Provide prompt, efficient, friendly customer service, including greeting customers, assisting them with products and other requests, and answering telephone calls.
Stock received products and supplies, mark stickers, and keep pharmacy supplies well stocked.
Review prescriptions not picked up as requested by the department manager.
Order products and supplies at the department manager’s request; review and log invoices for received products.
Coordinate nursing home medicines as necessary.
Prepare paperwork and compile medicines for delivery orders and mail-outs at the department manager’s request.
Clean the pharmacy, empty garbage, and remove trash promptly.
Take customer orders for refills and gather patient information required to prepare prescriptions.
Perform cash transactions and complete sales.
Administer vaccines as allowed by law.
Work with co-workers to support customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment; assist in other store areas as needed.
Maintain customer confidentiality and comply with company policies, store guidelines, and department rules for personal hygiene and dress.
Report to work as scheduled and on time.
Perform other job-related duties and special projects as required.