pharmacy assistant
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
Urban 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.
- Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products.
- 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.
- Perform general clerical duties.
- Organize and maintain inventory.
Supervision:
1 to 2 people.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
CPR Certificate.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Attention to detail.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Reliability.
- Ability to multitask.
- Dedication.
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Morning.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime required.