Pharmacy Assistant - Specialty Pharmacy

Pharmacy Assistant

Under the supervision of other Pharmacy staff, the Pharmacy Assistant provides prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service in a fast work environment in a community pharmacy setting. Must be able to handle multiple tasks (waiting on customers, putting away medications, performing clerical duties, etc.) every day. Assist technicians and pharmacists in the preparation and distribution of prescription medications.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all patient interactions
• Handling cash register transactions accurately and efficiently
• Handling inquiries that do not require a certified pharmacy technician or pharmacist's expertise and judgment
• Preparing prescriptions to be mailed or couriered to patients
• Placing completed prescription orders in the appropriate location of the will-call bins
• Filing paper prescriptions after they have been dispensed
• Stocking pharmacy medications and supplies received from distributor/wholesaler and refilling vials, paper and labels in the printers, and other general clerical duties as assigned
• Assisting with returning unclaimed prescriptions from will-call to pharmacy stock
• Tubing completed discharge medications to the floors for patients leaving the hospital
• Assisting with checking pharmacy shelves for medication outdates as determined by pharmacy procedure
• Maintaining cleanliness of pharmacy and dispensing area
• Smiling and greeting patients in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee's designated department or elsewhere