Intake Pharmacy Assistant

Overview

JOB SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Pharmacy Operations Manager, the Intake Pharmacy Assistant works under the guidance of the Pharmacist on duty to process new and refill prescriptions, assist with refill scheduling, program infusion pumps, assist with infusion supplies requirements. The Intake Pharmacy Assistant may help prepare medications, complete sterile compounding of medication, and maintain the compounding area and equipment, and monitor inventory as appropriate.

Responsibilities

- Assist the pharmacist in maintaining federal, provincial, and local laws, accrediting body standards, and Policies and Procedures (P&Ps).
- Schedule patient for repeat medications.
- Perform prescription data entry to track drug lot numbers as required.
- Assist the pharmacist in preparing required infusion supplies for delivery of medication.
- Assist the pharmacist in programming pumps and infusion devices for medication delivery.
- Assist the pharmacist in entering prescriptions into the prescription software (Kroll), and filling/billing such prescriptions.
- Assist the pharmacist in filling refill medications through the prescription software (Kroll).
- Assist the pharmacist in preparing compounding sheets for the preparation of medication.
- Assist the pharmacists in the preparation and labeling of medications as allowed by law.
- Maintain pharmacy records including filing and documenting required information on dispensing records.
- Clean work areas routinely in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Communicate appropriately with all members of the healthcare team.
- Document appropriately according to P&Ps, all activities using required paperwork (logs).
- Participate in Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance activities, education programs, and department/branch meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Certificates and Experience
University degree or diploma in a related discipline plus related experience. Pharmacy Assistant Certificate/Diploma from an accredited institution is preferred. Under no circumstances may a pharmacy assistant mix medications or provide service without a licensed pharmacist present.

Current CPR certification required if involved with direct patient care.

Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals. Ability to understand basic medical terminology.

Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and must be able to perform basic algebraic calculations.

Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Other Skills and Abilities
Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple assignments and meet deadlines. Strong communication and presentation skills. Experience providing detailed reports using MS Excel and internal forms.

Physical Demands

- The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to mix drugs, use computer and other equipment and reach with hands and arms.
- Vision requirements include close vision, colour vision, night vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Lifting required as per employee capacity; employee must notify Supervisor regarding any health issues that may affect ability to lift.

Work Environment

- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
- The employee may be occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
- The employee occasionally works near moving parts.
- The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.

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