Pharmacy Assistant: Precise Dispensing & Patient Care

MerryMart Grocery Centers Inc; Vincenzo A. Sagun; On-site; PHP 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

MerryMart Grocery Centers Inc. is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to dispense prescriptions and assist in daily pharmacy operations. You will handle counting, labeling, inputting orders, and customer service, while ensuring compliance with regulations.

You will gather patient information, educate customers on medications, manage inventory, and communicate with healthcare providers under supervision. Strong organisational and computer skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as a pharmacy assistant or in a similar role is preferred.
• Familiarity with prescription processes and drug regulations is advantageous.
• Ability to handle sensitive patient information with confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses prescription medication and other medical products under supervision.
• Counts pills, labels bottles, prices, and compounds medications as directed.
• Performs administrative duties: answering phones, inputting orders, operating registers, restocking.
• Gathers, organizes, and assesses patient information.
• Provides information and education on prescriptions to patients.
• Monitors prescription-filling for compliance with regulations and policies.
• Liaises with healthcare providers and patients for accurate prescription info.
• Answers patient questions under pharmacist supervision.
• Takes inventory of drugs and records results.
• Places orders for additional drugs as directed.
• Maintains electronic patient information.
• Prepares billing information for medications.
• Completes sales transactions for prescription and OTC meds and other products.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Teamwork

Customer-service

Verbal communication

Active listening

Instruction-following

Discretion

Organisational skills

Mathematical skills

Scientific skills

Memorisation

Adaptive learning

Computer skills

Knowledge of drug regulations

Multi-tasking

Record-keeping

Tools

Cash register

Job description

MerryMart Grocery Centers Inc. is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to dispense prescriptions and assist in daily pharmacy operations. You will handle counting, labeling, inputting orders, and customer service, while ensuring compliance with regulations.

You will gather patient information, educate customers on medications, manage inventory, and communicate with healthcare providers under supervision. Strong organisational and computer skills are essential.