Pharmacy Assistant I
Location: Long Beach, CA
Status: fulltime
Job Number: 791249
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High School diploma or equivalent
About Us
Advocate the proper use of medicine, advice medication therapies and monitor medication regimens while working among the top Southern California health care professional at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children’s Hospital located in Los Angeles County . Counsel patients and health care professionals regarding prescription side effects and reactions, and provide recommendations for over-the-counter medications. Share your expertise with the local community on the latest directions and treatments for tobacco cessation, asthma, diabetes management and additional topics in group forums. Discover rewarding opportunities as a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician in a variety of outpatient pharmacy, inpatient pharmacy and administration settings at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center .
About the Opportunity
The Pharmacy Assistant is responsible for providing courteous, efficient service to customers and supporting the activities of pharmacists by performing activities such as computer order entry of prescriptions, cash register operation, maintenance of drug inventory and communicating effectively with customers and health care workers. The Pharmacy Assistant processes prescription orders in the computer accurately and with the appropriate amount of speed to meet the customer service demands of the pharmacy. The Pharmacy Assistant maintains awareness of the workflow needs of others and adjusts his/her activities to provide optimum customer service. C ommunicates with customers courteously and promptly and willingly accepts direction from pharmacists. He/she utilizes the information received from customers and coworkers to triage service requests in a manner which optimizes workflow and benefits customers. R egularly performs drug inventory activities that insure that needed items are available when needed, drug orders are restocked in a timely manner and drugs ordered for specific patients are reviewed regularly and completed promptly. D emonstrates a working knowledge of prescription pricing and the third party prescription plans that the pharmacy accepts. He/she handles money according to established procedures.
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