Pharmacy Assistant

Primary Accountability

The Pharmacy Assistant supports the dispensing and clinical functions of the pharmacy by working to the limits of their licensure.

Primary Duties And Responsibilites

• Responsible for the intake of refill prescriptions
• Reviews refill requests for appropriateness.
• Submits refill requests through the Electronic Health Records (EHR)
• Maintains patient profiles.
• Uses EHR to verify compliance with 340B regulations.
• Responsible for prescription adjudication
• Assesses the correct billing type
• Process prior authorizations
• Resolve issues when they arise (e.g., third-party claims denials) and reprocesses billing as needed.
• Responsible for prescription filling.
• Responsible for a second assessment of prescription accuracy prior to filling.
• Verifies the correct NDC and expiration date of product.
• Accurately re-packages and labels medication.
• Reconstitutes a prepared product that does not require calculation under direct supervision.
• Ensures opened stock bottles are appropriately marked.
• Restocks bottles after use.
• Appropriately stages completed prescription for will-call or mailing.
• Prescription release to patient at the point of sale (POS).
• Ensures pharmacist is notified when prescription requires counseling.
• Fluent in cash handling processes and register reconciliation
• Assures the accuracy of prescriptions released through reconciliation of release to patient functionality within pharmacy management system.
• Assures appropriateness of releasing the prescriptions to the person presenting for pick up (i.e., using a double identifier for patient or patient's agent).
• Manages the Mail Service
• Assesses the accuracy and completeness of an order for mailing.
• Ensures payment is received and recorded prior to mailing.
• Maintains the accuracy of the legal dispensing record of mailed prescriptions.
• Processes package through postal metering and record system.
• Delivers processed packages to the post office on a daily basis.
• Management of Medication Inventory and Pharmacy Supplies
• Add new and adjust current medication information in the pharmacy management system
• Receives, processes and organizes stock medications
• Processes outdates and returns per procedures
• Processes Return to Stock prescriptions through the pharmacy management system and returns to physical inventory.
• Orders, receives, processes and organizes pharmacy supplies.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Prepares daily reports as assigned
• Appropriately manages internal and external customers' phone inquiries.
• Attendance:
• Ensures attendance and hours worked are accurately recorded in a computerized time management system
• Properly manages PTO.
• Responsible for regular, predictable attendance and to work hours as scheduled, which may include evenings or weekends
  
  

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Possesses a basic level of written and oral communication skills, computational and computer skills, and mathematical knowledge, typically acquired through completion of high school or GED program. The position prefers Spanish/English bilingual fluency.

It requires operational knowledge of state and federal pharmacy law and a solid understanding of the 340B Drug Purchasing Program. Requires an operational knowledge of medication names (brand and generic) and their uses.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION

Must be able to maintain a Washington State Pharmacy Assistant certification