Multi-Purpose Clerk - Pharmacy

The Save Mart Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers in California and Nevada. It is home to a number of well-known brands in food retailing. You might have seen our banners that include Save Mart, Lucky, Lucky California and Food Maxx. We also have 4 distribution centers and SMART Refrigerated Transport, a trucking firm that transports dry groceries, frozen foods, ice and novelties to all of The Save Mart Companies stores. We are a locally and family owned business, headquartered in the heart of one of the greatest agricultural areas of our nation - the San Joaquin Valley.

The Modesto community is vibrant with great traditions, educational opportunities and multi-cultural lifestyles. Aside from mild weather year-round, Modesto allows for easy access to many major tourist attractions in California. To the west lies the San Francisco Bay Area (90-miles) and the Santa Cruz Beach (115-miles). To the east is the famed Gold Country “Mother Lode” (50-miles) and a little farther you can find the majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range, Lake Tahoe (180-miles) and Yosemite National Park (110-miles).

Some of our competitive benefits include: exceptionally generous benefits package (Health, Dental, Vision, Life, 401K, flexible schedule options, Foodie Friday events (great eats and games!) throughout the year, Employee Connection (earn fun and valuable prizes!), Life Long Learning – Educational opportunities, Employee Association (discounted and free tuition options, contests, and support services).

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

Multi-Purpose Clerk - Pharmacy - 1157 N. Willow, Clovis, CA 93612

The Pharmacy Clerk ensures that customers’ needs are met and exceeded by delivering remarkable customer service and providing customers with exceptional product knowledge, efficient service and a friendly attitude. The Pharmacy Clerk supports the Pharmacy department by performing tasks such as greeting and assisting customers with questions, promoting sales within the department, preparing, packaging, pricing, and merchandising products, maintaining department standards, and ringing up purchases.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Provide customers with a remarkable shopping experience by greeting and thanking customers in a prompt, courteous and friendly manner, answering questions, assisting with locating products, ringing up purchases and notifying pharmacist that counseling is needed, as required
• Receive refill and new prescription orders, verifying customer’s correct name, address, and insurance information; may enter new patient information into computer; and photocopies insurance cards and billing statements as necessary
• Place filled prescriptions awaiting physician approval or customer contact in the correct location
• Keep an accurate record of prescriptions dispensed and enters information into computer system as instructed and under the supervision of the pharmacist
• File written prescriptions in numerical order; file other paperwork under supervision of Pharmacy Manager
• Fill supply bins with prescription vials and lids
• Control over-the-counter pharmacy inventory in the pharmacy; re-orders products as necessary
• Process incoming orders to determine that items ordered were shipped and that items shipped are the same as items invoiced to the pharmacy
• Maintain knowledge of pharmacy products and weekly ad items in order to offer customers with product suggestions and provide direction of product location in department
• Communicate customer requests to department management
• Follow all department procedures
• Operate appropriate department equipment and tools (e.g. cash register)
• Keep work area clean, orderly and free from safety hazards; reports faulty equipment and hazards to management; follows established sanitation and safety guidelines

• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Excellent communication skills in order to ensure excellent customer service
• Outgoing, friendly and able to interact effectively at all levels across diverse cultures
• Ability to read, write and count

Education: High School Diploma (or G.E.D.)

Experience: Pharmacy experience

Physical: Store environment: ability to stand, walk, kneel, stoop, use stairs, reach, pull and lift objects

Other: Minimum Age: 18 years old

The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.