What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Assistant (Outpatient), Retail Pharmacy (Per Diem, Variable Shift) position at Adventist Health?
Job Description
Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has been providing an extraordinary team of world-class physicians, top-notch medical technology, caring professionals and award-winning quality since 1910. We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports, theaters, concerts and amusement parks.
Job Summary
Performs outpatient pharmacy-related assistant functions which includes filing, sorting and medication delivery/receipt. Communicates with physicians, nursing personnel, and other hospital staff. Monitors drug stock levels. Receives and orders drugs as needed. Makes decisions regarding own work, often limited and confined to routine matters. Elevates questions, problems and significant challenges to more senior staff for direction.
Job Requirements
Education and Work Experience:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.
About Us
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has been providing an extraordinary team of world-class physicians, top-notch medical technology, caring professionals and award-winning quality since 1910. We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports, theaters, concerts and amusement parks.
Job Summary
Performs outpatient pharmacy-related assistant functions which includes filing, sorting and medication delivery/receipt. Communicates with physicians, nursing personnel, and other hospital staff. Monitors drug stock levels. Receives and orders drugs as needed. Makes decisions regarding own work, often limited and confined to routine matters. Elevates questions, problems and significant challenges to more senior staff for direction.
Job Requirements
Education and Work Experience:
- High School Education/GED or equivalent: Required
- Associate’s/Technical Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Preferred
- Experience in a pharmacy or a pharmacy service training program: Preferred
- Prepares charges and credits for all pharmacy patients billing in accordance with organization business practices and hospital policy. Assists in cash register reconciliation. Performs general office work under the general direction of a managerial position.
- Organizes and files all patient profiles, prescriptions, and other pharmacy documents. Maintains literature and drug information files.
- Delivers medications to care areas and retrieves orders from care areas. Evaluates and maintains adequate stock of medication and supplies. Identifies and replaces outdates and unusable drugs.
- Inputs medication orders into pharmacy computer system as needed. Participates in pharmacy quality improvement projects as directed.
- Performs general office work under the general direction of a managerial position. Performs all clerical office functions including to include taking minutes as department meets, coordinating Director schedules, assisting with policy maintenance, tracking employee absences as well as providing any requested information for overhead departments such as Payroll, HR, Administration, etc.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.
About Us
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.