Pharmacy Assistant Job Description
Pharmacy Assistant Duties & Responsibilities
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Pharmacy Assistant Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Pharmacy Assistant
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Education for Pharmacy Assistant
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the pharmacy assistant job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Associate and Collage Degree in Pharmacy, Education, Associates, Pharmacy Technician, Management, Business, Teaching, Science, Graduate, Health
Skills for Pharmacy Assistant
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Desired experience for pharmacy assistant includes:
Pharmacy Assistant Examples
Pharmacy Assistant Job Description
- Provides administrative support for other departments as required
- May provide directive support for other administrative support staff
- May train others on the usage of systems and software
- Keep records on all drugs delivered to pharmacy
- Respond to patient and provider inquiries
- Fill orders for prepackaged items
- Document all third party reimbursements
- Prepare patient and departmental charges
- Perform cashier duties
- Answers, screens, and routes incoming calls and messages
- Demonstrated knowledge in the specialized function of hospital Pharmacy
- You are able to role model giving great, natural customer service by proactively smiling, greeting, acknowledging and helping customers
- Customer service skills are preferred
- Previous pharmacy related experience
- Demonstrated proficiency in work processing and spreadsheet applications
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written skills)
Pharmacy Assistant Job Description
- Perform various clerical duties such as drug inventory and floor stock control and drug delivery within the hospital
- Scan prescriptions into the pharmacy software system
- Create and maintain numerical prescription files and storage
- Replenish and reorder pharmacy and office supplies
- Answer the telephone and direct calls to the appropriate team member
- Assist in pharmacy and sterile room cleanliness
- Handle incoming and outgoing mail (including inter-office)
- Retrieve prescription hard copies as required for audit purposes
- Create and maintain files for invoices, packing slips and other documentation
- Process credit card payments using online software and/or hardware
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus a minimum of one year pharmacy experience
- Pharmacy Technician Certificate or state license, if required by state of employment
- Tactful and diplomatic in contact with employees, patients, volunteers and the general public, demonstrating excellent customer service
- Liaise with courier representatives to track packages and resolve delivery issues
- Create shipping waybills using courier software systems
- Select, assemble and pack the correct shipping container for a given drug product
Pharmacy Assistant Job Description
- Assist couriers with outgoing deliveries to ensure all deliveries are picked up
- The Pharmacy Administrative Assistant will also be assigned other duties and tasks as required from time to time
- Manages daily management and function of all pharmacy areas
- Helps prepare/analyze budget
- Assists with analysis/reports for controlled substance dispensing area, IV and chemo dispensing areas
- Provide technical support to the department by maintaining equipment, ordering supplies and stocking all areas that require equipment
- Maintain a safe, hazard free, clean environment, which facilitates quality patient-focused care
- Ship deliveries using local and common courier processing systems
- Check and properly pack patient orders
- Create letters using a file to populate the information
- Proficiency in Kroll an asset
- 1-2 years administrative experience an asset
- Organized with the ability to multi-task and shift priorities with ease
- Strong tendency for attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
- Ability to consistently meet deadlines and handle competing requests
- Associate may be exposed to cold environments up to 20% of day
Pharmacy Assistant Job Description
- Locate and cash out prescriptions and any ancillary items, according to Standard Operating Procedures
- Maintain and control the cash register in the dispensary in accordance with cash handling policies and procedures
- Mailing of the letters
- Make phone calls as needed
- Data entry into the software program
- To be able to dispense prescription medicines ensuring attention to detail and accuracy are maintained at all times
- Performs quality control on compounded kits
- Delivery of medications and I.V
- Completion of patient care unit inspections
- Other pharmacy related duties in accordance with regulations under Washington State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission
- Will be standing/walking for the majority of the shift (8+hours per day)
- Performs quality assurance tests on instruments and pharmaceuticals in accordance with Federal, State, Company and manufacturer’s guidelines
- Consistently performs radiation safety tasks including well checks & efficiencies, air monitoring, fume hood flow checks, room wipes & surveys, waste management, vehicle surveys, and meter checks
- Demonstrates specialized knowledge of process and systems that support product delivery including but not limited to Isotrac packaging and route optimization
- May assist RSO as permitted by state and federal regulation
- Previous experience working in a pharmacy is preferred
Pharmacy Assistant Job Description
- Work with finance to reduce accounts receivable
- File completed prescriptions, batch records and delivery slips
- Pre-package ancillary medications as directed by the pharmacist using the appropriate documentation and log book for record keeping
- Ship product to facilities and patients as directed by the pharmacist
- Respond to patient and provider inquiries that are within the scope allowed by law
- Place, receive, unpack, and store drug orders
- Two or more years of related pharmacy experience is preferred
- Proficiency in Kroll is preferred
- Documents all information required, production records, for Quality Control purposes
- Works with the central fill pharmacy staff to ensure client-centered
- PGY 1, 2 preferred
- Previous experience working in a hospital setting is preferred
- Washington State Pharmacy Assistant License (or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire)
- Ability to count, read, and match numbers
- Ability to work in a pharmacy environment
- Must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of basic mathematics and be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing