Pharmacy Assistant

Overview

The Pharmacy Assistant assists the Pharmacist in the technical aspects of prescription filling and administrative duties to increase the Pharmacist's opportunity to provide patient care. The Pharmacy Assistant participates in all aspects of Pharmacy Operations required of a team player and is a key member in delivering superior customer service.

What You'll Do

• Receiving prescriptions from patients, following provincial legal / regulatory conditions and assessing the prescription for completeness (Name; Address; DOB; Allergies; 3rd Party Information; Any Special Requests; Prescriber; Generic / Brand; Prioritizing Prescriptions with 21st Century Guidelines).
• Performing Computer Functions as directed by the Pharmacist (Data Entry; Price Check; Patient Information Entry / Update; competent interpretation and processing of written prescriptions including Latin abbreviations, drug name recognition, dosage calculations; Refills; Report Generation; Patient Profile checks).
• Filling prescriptions (always under the Pharmacist’s supervision), selecting appropriate products, performing the accuracy program including 7 point, Visual and DIN checks, selecting and counting / measuring & preparing products, labeling and organizing for pharmacist checking, gaining necessary approvals for verbal refills where authorized, employing STOP forms if applicable and facilitating all aspects of Cognitive Services.
• Maintaining Inventory Control, assisting Pharmacist in maintaining appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies, checking for and pulling expired medications monthly, cleaning up Will Call Bin of stale prescriptions, writing up returns, ordering drugs and supplies, using preferred wholesaler for Pharmacy purchases as much as possible (e.g., Kohl and Frisch), operating the Telxon gun, checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders, zoning the pharmacy shelves, checking bottles when opened and maintaining knowledge of key brands / preferred generics.
• General Housekeeping, stocking prescription filling supplies (vials, labels, bags), keeping the dispensary clean and organized, maintaining a clean / safe work environment as part of the team approach (i.e. dishes, garbage) and maintaining & cleaning packaging & dispensing equipment, computer, fax machine, etc.
• Clerical Organization, filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence and memos and completing administrative support functions (i.e. journals, accounts receivable, Aged Trial Balance).
• Assisting with OTC Operations and ordering, stocking, cashier duties as assigned by OTC Manager and / or Pharmacist.

Pay range : $20.15 - $26.42 / hr. Rate of pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

Minimum Qualifications

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location

35400 Huron Rd Rr2, Goderich, ON N7A 3X8, Canada

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