- Assists Pharmacist to fill and dispense prescriptions for patients
- Assists patients at counter, retrieves prescriptions, processes register transactions
- Orders and stocks drugs, supplies, and over-the-counter merchandise. Updates patient records and inventory, processes invoices, and makes accounting entries using computerized system.
- Dispenses prescription medications utilizing pharmacy standards
Daily tasks and responsibilities:
- Assists patients at counter, receives written prescriptions for Pharmacist, and retrieves filled prescriptions.
- Processes register transactions.
- Receives payment, makes change, processes checks, credit and debit charges.
- Provides prompt and courteous patient services.
- Answers phones, directs members to product location.
- Obtains patient medical history and maintains confidential computer record, and assists pharmacist in updating patient profile and entering prescription information into the pharmacy computer to extent permitted by provincial regulations.
- Preserves patient confidentiality.
- Fills prescriptions by bringing stock bottles, counting medication into appropriate container, labeling, and pricing prescriptions under Pharmacist's supervision to the extent permitted by provincial regulations.
- Completes packaging verification for prescriptions previously checked for therapeutic appropriateness by the pharmacist to the extent permitted by provincial regulations. Follows safety and security procedures.
- Counts, labels (including appropriate auxiliary labels), and packages prescriptions, through workflow and bin management.
- Alerts pharmacist to drug interactions in prescription and over the counter medications.
- Verifies prescriptions and refills with physicians by phone as needed and takes verbal prescriptions to the extent permitted by provincial regulations. Selects generic substitutions when necessary.
- Prepares third-party insurance claims, processes invoices, and makes accounting entries using computerized system.
- Orders, receives, tags, and stocks prescription drugs, supplies and over-the counter products. Follows product storage procedures, standards and merchandising plan.
- Creates product signs. Ensures pharmacy is clean at all times.
Qualifications (Industry-specific skills that candidates must possess):
Education/Training:
- Completed provincial Pharmacy Technician certification or Completed a Pharmacy Technician course at a Community College and the Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada Qualifying exam
Licenses/Certifications:
- Licensed as a Pharmacy Technician in good standing in province of work.
Experience:
- Candidates with Pharmacy experience will be given preference over other candidates.
- Knowledge/Skills: Computer, math, and member service skills preferred.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $20.00-$25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
