pharmacy assistant
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
- Rural area.
- Pharmacy or drugstore.
Tasks:
- Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate.
- Enter client information in databases.
- Help pharmacists.
- Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products.
- Maintain prescription records .
- Prepare medications for clients.
- Bill third party insurers.
- Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams.
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products.
- Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation.
- Maintain supplies.
- Organize and maintain inventory.
Computer and technology knowledge:
- Kroll Software.
- MS Excel.
- MS Office.
- MS Outlook.
- MS PowerPoint.
- MS Windows.
- MS Word.
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Manual dexterity.
- Work under pressure.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Physically demanding.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Walking.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Reliability.
- Ability to multitask.
- Creativity.
- Dedication.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
Other benefits:
- Free parking available.