Pharmacy assistant{169629}

Pharmacy Assistant

Louisville, KY

• Pick and pack individual prescription orders for direct to patient shipment.
• Follow on-screen prompts to ensure orders are picked and packed according to specifications.
• Maintain attention to detail while performing repetitive tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Perform warehouse operations such as packing prescriptions and maintaining workflow to meet production goals.
• Adhere to federal and state HIPAA laws and pharmacy standard procedures to ensure patient safety.
• Recognize and escalate issues to management when necessary.

• Onsite, M-F, 2PM-10:30PM
• Mandatory overtime may be required to complete the workload.

• KY Board of Pharmacy Technician License (to be obtained at own expense).
• Pharmacy Assistant certification.

• Assisting with the flow of prescriptions through the pharmacy
• Restock the pharmacy picking areas
• Remove discontinued medication from pharmacy return bin and return to pharmacy
• Perform general pharmacy and facility
• Maintain pharmacy files and inventory
• Supervise clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
• Provide support on the new pharmacy software
• Return all expired items to the pharmacy
• Ask appropriate questions in regards to pharmacy counseling
• Send a report on the status of the pharmacy
• Participate in on-call responsibilities of the pharmacy department
• Assist pharmacy staff in a range of supportive duties consistent with goals, policies and procedure of the pharmacy
• Maintain a high level of accuracy on consumer insurance information
• Participate in professional pharmacy organization(s) at the local and national levels to be aware of pharmacy developments
• Notify pharmacy team members when there is a waiter and track the progress of the prescriptions in workflow
• Act as a resource for pharmacy technical and professional staff
• Process more than 10,000 orders per day
• Assist pharmacy staff in a range of supportive duties consistent with goals, policies and procedure of the pharmacy
• Assist the pharmacist with providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services
• Report 2 times per day on status of pharmacy