Job Description

ABOUT THE ROLE
Under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, the assistant works under the guidance of the Pharmacist. It\'s possible to begin a career as a pharmacy clerk. Pharmacy clerks perform basic administrative and organizational tasks in a pharmaceutical setting. They create and maintain patient files, but they are not permitted to fill prescriptions.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Assist the pharmacist in maintaining federal, provincial, and local laws, accrediting body standards, and Policies and Procedures (P&Ps).
• Answer telephones, forward calls, take messages and assist customers
• Might work directly with patient data and complete tasks such as preparing insurance forms and maintaining patient profiles.
• Perform prescription data entry to track drug lot numbers as required
• Assists the pharmacists in the preparation and labeling of medications as allowed by law.
• Appropriate assembly of drugs and supplies by matching codes and quantities from the compounding document,
• Correct labeling of product,
• Ensuring compounding product gets matched to the right delivery just prior to shipping
• Assists the pharmacist in maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
• Orders, receives and stores medications and supplies in appropriate environment
• Performs physical inventories according to (P&Ps)
• Maintains pharmacy records including filing and documenting required information on dispensing records.
• Communicates appropriately with all members of the healthcare team.
• Documents appropriately according to P&Ps, all activities using required paperwork (logs)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• With a high school diploma or GED
• Organized and disciplined; strong computer skills

Bayshore HealthCare