Pharmacy/Technician

Jobtome; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtome in San Diego, CA is seeking a Pharmacy Clerk/Customer Service Assistant to support daily pharmacy operations. You will handle data entry, product dispensing, and billing while maintaining HIPAA compliance and a high standard of customer care.

Responsibilities include inventory management, ordering from wholesalers, cashier duties, and assisting pharmacists as needed. Prior experience in a pharmacy setting is a plus; a high school diploma is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must be 18 years old or older.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Meets minimum state requirements to perform the functions of the position.

Responsibilities

• Comply with local, state and federal regulations; report all illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud.
• Comply with and reinforce food safety, sanitation and safety regulations, and report unsafe conditions to store management.
• Understand and perform ordering functions with primary and secondary wholesalers.
• Follow guidelines on inventory management, ordering of medications, devices, and supplies.
• Maintain clean and organized work stations and customer waiting areas.
• Count, measure and prepare specified product per best practices.
• Complete billing procedures to ensure value to customer and company.
• Answer phones and triage inquiries.
• Adhere to coupon and cash handling policies to prevent loss.
• Operate the cash register and process card, EBT, gift cards, and cash payments.
• Provide excellent customer experience through reception, data entry, adjudication, and product dispensing.
• Assist pharmacists in responsibilities not requiring professional judgment.
• Follow HIPAA policies and company guidelines.
• Support health and wellness initiatives.
• Handle legend orders and Central Fill deliveries.
• Work cooperatively in high-paced environments and manage conflicts professionally.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

HIPAA awareness

Teamwork

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Provide exceptional customer service to help people live healthier lives by treating our customers/employees in a fair and ethical manner, providing a safe, clean, inclusive environment, being a responsible member of the community, providing the right products, services, and care at the right time with fair and accurate pricing. Provide direct patient intervention by providing health and wellness services and experiences relevant to the patient as allowable by and consistent with state and federal laws. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Comply with local, state and federal regulations;
  report all illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
• Comply with and reinforce all food safety, sanitation and safety regulations/guidelines/procedures and programs according to company, local, state, and federal health code regulations;
  identify unsafe conditions and notify store management
• Understand and perform ordering functions with primary and secondary wholesalers
• Understand and follow the company guidelines on computerized inventory management, control, and ordering of all medications, devices, supplements and supplies
• Maintain departmental standards including keeping clean and organized work stations and customer waiting areas
• Count, measure and prepare specified product using company best practices
• Complete billing procedures adequately to assure best value to the customer and the company
• Answer phone and triage calls and answer inquiries as appropriate
• Understand and adhere to guidelines on accepting and tendering vendor coupons, limits on cash shortages and company shrink guidelines
• Understand and follow the company guidelines on the operation of the cash register and follow all cashier handling policies to prevent loss including tendering electronic fund transactions such as Credit/Debit Cards, EBT and Gift Cards, as well as cash and check transactions
• Provide a stellar customer experience while accurately and efficiently completing all steps of reception, data entry, adjudication, and product dispensing
• Assist pharmacist in all responsibilities except those that require a pharmacist’s professional judgement
• Understand and adhere to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations and the company’s policies regarding the same
• Support company health and wellness initiatives
• Put away legend orders, including Central Fill deliveries
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
• Ability to manage conflict in a xzgxqkn reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
  

QUALIFICATIONSMINIMUM

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must be 18 years old
• Ability to handle highly confidential information
• Meets minimum state requirements to perform the functions related to the position

DESIRED

• Any previous comparable experience
• Any equivalent experience of a pharmacy clerk
• EPRN familiarity