Pharmacy Associate

986 Pharmacy; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Sick time

Holidays

401(k) with company match

Health insurance (medical, dental, and

Vision

Job summary

986 Pharmacy in San Gabriel, CA is seeking a Pharmacy Associate to be the first point of contact for patients, entering and accessing the pharmacy system, processing payments, adjudicating third‑party claims, and assisting staff with processing fills.

The Associate may also deliver prescriptions to patients’ homes or facilities and support Provider and Patient Relations under pharmacist supervision.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmacy.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Enter prescription information into computer systems and verify completeness.
• Process prescription refills and handle third-party claims adjudication.
• Maintain patient profiles and update medication lists.
• Assist with transferring medications using aseptic techniques.
• Price and file prescriptions and maintain records.
• Clean and maintain work areas and ensure temperature logs compliance.
• Prepack bulk medicines and label bottles.
• Prepare prescriptions for home delivery and confirm delivery receipts.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Customer service

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

986 Degrees Corporation is recruiting on behalf of all 986 Pharmacies. 986 Pharmacyis the hiring entity, not 986 Degrees Corporation.

Hiring Locations:

• San Gabriel, CA (Retail Pharmacy)
  • Language Requirement:Mandarin

Job Summary:

This position is the first point of contact for patients within the pharmacy and is responsible for entering and accessing information from the pharmacy system, processing payments, adjudicating claims with third party payers, and assisting pharmacy staff with processing fills. The Associate may also make deliveries to patients’ homes and medical facilities and handles Provider and Patient Relations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate; requests missing information as appropriate and retrieves the patient’s pharmacy record(s) for verification by pharmacist. Process prescription refills to include refill confirmation when appropriate, review pending refills with the supervising pharmacist, generate refill documentation, and process third party claims adjudication.
• Enter prescription information into computer databases; accesses, processes, and retrieves data from the pharmacy system, including speed codes and drug interaction data, as state and federal laws permit.
• Establish and maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients, and notations for pharmacists’ review.
• Transfer medication from vials to the appropriate number of sterile, disposable syringes, using aseptic techniques.
• Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
• Clean and help maintain equipment or work areas and sterilize glassware and maintain all required temperature logs, according to prescribed methods.
• Prepack bulk medicines, fill bottles with prescribed medications, and type and affix labels.
• Prepare prescriptions for home delivery; account for delivery receipts from driver for all delivered prescriptions; delivers medications to patients’ homes or medical facilities, as needed.

Qualifications:

• Highschool Diploma or Equivalent required
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmacy
• Valid driver's license

Benefits We Offer:

• Paid Vacation Time
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match up to 4%
• Health Insurance coverage, including Medical, Dental, and Vision

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact [phone].