Job Description
Position Title: Pharmacy Clerk
Work Location: Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Assignment Duration: 3 Months
Work Schedule: Sunday: 9am-5:30pm, Monday: 9am-2pm, Wednesday: 9am-2pm, Friday: 9am-5:30pm (35 Hours), plus mandatory overtime.
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary: The ideal candidate will be able to fill prescription requests accurately and efficiently in an automated refill setting. Under the supervision of a Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Support Associate prepares, packages, sorts and distributes medications in a fast-paced production environment.
Background & Context: Role supports medication fulfillment operations for our organization in a production-style pharmacy setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manually fill prescription vials with prescribed tablets and capsules. Retrieve and process Unit of Use and Bulk items
- Read computer generated screens to find indicated medication on labeled shelves, verify size and strength of the product before filling order
- Replenish medication in automated cells to full capacity; opening large quantities of bottles and cases of product.
- Basic mathematical reasoning to either count or calculate appropriate number of units needed to fill prescription.
- Use of handheld scanner unit to scan barcodes of product for replenishment.
- Demonstrate problem resolution skills: ability to recognize, address and escalate issues
- Maintain focus and acute attention to detail while performing repetitive tasks with absolute accuracy.
- Maintains the pharmacy floor in a clean and orderly condition.
- Understands and abides by federal and state HIPAA laws as well as pharmacy standard procedures to ensure patient safety and privacy.
- Processes orders for shipping including folding/packing paperwork and attaching shipping label.
- Ability to fill, pack and ship prescriptions with 100% accuracy and efficiency using Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and supported hardware and software.
- Also responsible for housekeeping and other duties as assigned.
- Adheres to and promotes the Company’s Shared ICARE Principles
- Mandatory overtime required based on business need.
Qualification & Experience:
- HS diploma/GED or equivalent experience
- Able to lift up to 30lbs. Able to select and lift objects from shelves and carry to order filling line. Able to consistently carry 20 – 30 lbs. of merchandise.
- Standing/walking continuously during the shift (8+hours per day)
- Requires bending, twisting, reaching, grasping and pinching.
- Basic math, reading and writing skills required.
- Visual acuity to read computer screens, handheld scanners and labels
- Working knowledge of pharmacy operations and professional standards
- Good computer skills
- Warehouse experience a plus
- Exhibit customer service to all team members and strong interpersonal skills in a constantly changing production environment.
- Pharmacy Tech degree (not required in NYS)
- Excellent attention to detail
- Quality focused
- Climate controlled environment
- Positive Attitude – handles adversity and ambiguity well
Working Conditions & Physical Demands (If Applicable): Able to lift up to 30lbs. Able to select and lift objects from shelves and carry to order filling line. Able to consistently carry 20 – 30 lbs. of merchandise. Standing/walking continuously during the shift (8+hours per day). Requires bending, twisting, reaching, grasping and pinching. Climate controlled environment.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 17.50/hr.