Job Description

Job description

Job description
Helps licensed pharmacists provide medication and other health-related needs to patients. In this challenging role within a diverse practice environment, you will engage patients and work within a dedicated team to deliver excellent patient care to a range of clients and customers.

Responsibilities and Duties include:

Patient greeting and confirmation of accuracy of all pertinent prescription information prior to filling

Set realistic customer expectations as to wait times and effectively communicate the time to the customer

Managing customer inquiries both in person and over the phone

Manage incoming faxes by collaborating with patients and pharmacy personnel

Handling customer prescription pick up, and assisting with cashier responsibilities as required in the Pharmacy

Familiar with Third Party Adjudication

Count or measure and fill medication containers or unit dose packages

Maintenance of inventory (putting away received stock, updating inventory counts, ensuring regular replenishment of pharmacy drugs and supplies, putting away stock bottles, management of preferred generic product, removing expired products from the shelf, and other duties as assigned by pharmacy manager and pharmacists)

Ensure customers requiring counseling on prescription products or over the counter items are referred to the pharmacist in a timely and appropriate manner

Contact physicians' offices as needed (e.g. for special authorization requests etc.) and maintain all relevant documentation

Wages and Benefit

Full time job with competitive salary based on experienced and full benefits with RRSP ,Life and Disability Insurance .

Required Knowledge, skills and abilities

Ability to work as a team player and have a team approach

Kroll experience is an asset

Comfortable interacting and serving vulnerable patients (mental illness, seniors, etc....)

Effective communication skills

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Problem-solving

Computer proficiency

Education and Experience:

At least 6 months of pharmacy assistant experience in a retail setting OR Pharmacy degree from another country

Work Environment

Our pharmacy is a busy practice setting. You have a unique opportunity to get to know and work with healthcare providers on both side of the pharmacy (a physician's clinic is located on each side of the pharmacy!) . We are Family own , 100 independent Pharmacy. We are also full compounding Pharmacy.

We welcome all applicants, but only the most qualified will be contacted. Feel free to drop in or email us your resume. We look forward to hearing from you.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00-$30.00 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Dental care Extended health care RRSP match Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:

Kamloops, BC V2B 3G7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:

pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person