Pharmacy Assistant

Kaiser Permanente; Murrieta (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Murrieta, CA is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Clerk to greet patients, manage cashiering duties, and support pharmacists with clerical tasks. The role involves processing prescriptions, transcribing dosage instructions, and handling merchandise transactions.

The position requires previous pharmacy or cashiering experience and may require passing a DEA clearance. The work schedule includes rotating shifts and customer-facing responsibilities at the frontline of the pharmacy.

Qualifications

• Previous pharmacy/cashiering experience required.
• Must pass DEA clearance.

Responsibilities

• Greets patients; initiates sales and records patient information prior to routing prescription to pharmacist.
• Transcribes dosage instructions for labels as required by physician orders.
• Totals cash payments and completes bank deposit slips.
• Provides telephone reception for Pharmacy and handles prescription refill requests.
• Maintains pharmacy merchandise and stock levels; cleans and organizes work areas.
• Promotes customer service and assists with clerical duties as needed.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Cashiering

Tools

Cash register

Job description

Job Summary

Provides public reception; sells pharmacy merchandise; transcribes information for prescription labels; assists pharmacist with clerical functions according to established procedures.

Essential Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Greets patients; initiates sales from and performs other clerical tasks by recording applicable patient information prior to routing prescription to pharmacist.
• Sells pharmacy merchandise to correct patient, may determine fee for pharmacy merchandise following established procedures; records transactions with cash register.
• Transcribes by typing, or other means, dosage instructions and data, such as drug name and quantity for labels as required by abbreviated or symbolized information written on physicians orders.
• Totals cash payments received and completes bank deposit slip for corresponding money and forwards cash register tape subtotals and transmittal form to Cash Control as required.
• Provides telephone reception for Pharmacy by referring call or obtaining required information for prescription refill requests; pulls appropriate prescription refill request; pulls appropriate prescription order form pharmacy files and gives to pharmacist for pharmacist.
• May order pharmacy merchandise from appropriate vendor as designated on inventory control document as directed by pharmacist.
• May receive incoming pharmacy merchandise by signing delivery receipts; verifies contents of shipments according to name and quantity with related packing slips and purchase orders, notating quantities received and data of receipt in appropriate form as required; refers problems such as damaged items or discrepancies in shipping documents to supervisor; sends required documents to Accounts Payable Department after obtaining authorized signature.
• Maintains pre-established quantities for pharmacy merchandise in designated areas and may maintain display shelves.
• Keeps assigned area and equipment in an organized and clean condition; maintains a safe and efficient working environment.
• Maintains copy of medication that is issued to nursing units and verifies and maintains completed sheets returned by the nursing unit, prepares tally sheets of utilization of specified drugs according to established procedures.
• Establishes and maintains courteous, cooperative relations with the public, patients and other personnel.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organization's philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.

Basic Qualifications

• N/A

Education

• N/A

License, Certification, Registration

• N/A

Additional Requirements

• Previous pharmacy/cashiering experience required.
• Must pass DEA clearance.

Notes

• Schedule to include all shifts, rotating weekends, holidays, and floating within the established seniority section.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Job Duties

For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.
• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Primary Location

California,Murrieta,Murrieta Medical Offices

Scheduled Weekly Hours

20

Shift

Variable

Workdays

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Working Hours Start

12:01 AM

Working Hours End

11:59 PM

Job Schedule

Call-in/On-Call

Job Type

Standard

Worker Location

Onsite

Employee Status

Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation

B05|USW|Local 7600

Job Level

Entry Level

Department

MURRIETA MOB 1 - O/P Pharmacy 1st Floor-A/Main - 0808

Pay Range

$28.22 - $31.13 / hour

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel

Yes, 20 % of the Time

Work Setting

Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.