What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Clerk position at Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy?
Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy, located on the beautiful North Oregon Coast, has an immediate opening for a Pharmacy Clerk. This position serves the health center's customers and patients by greeting and assisting them, retrieving filled prescriptions, gathering information for refill requests, and collecting co-pays and payments.
This fully benefited position includes Medical, Dental and Vision coverage beginning on the first day of employment. Other benefits include loan repayment and forgiveness programs, professional development stipend and career development pathways, subsidized fitness memberships and employee wellness programs, paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave, 401k with company match, paid short-term disability, and paid life insurance.
This position is eligible for an additional 5% pay upon passing a Spanish language proficiency test.
Duties:
- Welcomes clients and visitors, in person or on the telephone and answers inquiries.
- Comforts clients by anticipating and addressing anxieties; answers clients’ questions.
- Maintains the reception area and the over-the-counter shopping area.
- Schedules appointments for clients as needed.
- Assists with Inventory control (expired products, ordering and returns).
- Keeps clients who are waiting for prescriptions informed of status.
- Maintains clean and professional appearance of the pharmacy.
- Pulls filled prescriptions that are over two weeks old for re-shelving.
- Receives daily shipment of medications and shelves medications.
- Assists with new client setup by collecting client and health insurance information.
- Obtains revenue, recording and collecting client charges.
- Reconciles the cash drawer daily.
- Performs clerical duties: filing, faxing, preparing paperwork as needed.
- Protects client rights by maintaining confidentiality of personal and financial information (HIPAA).
- Maintains operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of one (1) year work experience in a medical or other professional office setting.
- Previous office receptionist experience preferred.
- Must be able to pass national background check and drug screen.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Loan repayment program
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Prescription drug insurance
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Travel reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program
Work Location: In person
Salary : $37,115 - $46,825