Pharmacy Assistant (12 Month Contract)

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Section A - Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide exemplary customer service meeting the standards of McKesson Canada; customer interaction is largely done via phone and email
• Creating patient files in pharmacy software including Kroll
• Managing site calendars appointment changes dispensing and shipping schedules
• Accurately dispensing medications to ensure arrival to the appropriate destination within timelines
• Understanding third party billing and resolving issues by contacting adjudicators and plan administrators for resolutions
• Billing prescriptions through pharmacy software ensuring all required documentation is adequate and appropriate including (but not limited to) accounts receivables dosage and dosing intervals third party billing restrictions scheduled appointment dates clinic locations copayment management coordination of benefits and assignment of benefits
• Accurately scheduling and dispensing medications to ensure arrival to the appropriate destination on time
• Adherence to all relevant guidelines including the established Standard Operating Procedures of McKesson and all applicable regulatory requirements
• Developing and maintaining professional relationships with external and internal contacts healthcare professionals stakeholders clients reimbursement coordinators provincial ministries and private payers
• Patient follow-up calls for outstanding accounts and refills and shipment scheduling
• Ensuring that all medical questions are referred to a Pharmacist when interacting with patients
• Packaging medications according to specifications for shipment to customer
• Other duties including receiving and inventory management and reconciliation as assigned by the supervising Pharmacists / Supervisor
• Perform day to dayshipping receiving and packaging of pharmaceutical products as per the StandardOperating Procedures
• Printing labels/waybills prepare products and invoice for shipping
• Check orders and waybills and ensure products being packed areaccurateas per pack out instructions
• Able to perform tasks in multi-temperature environments
• Maintaina clean and safeshipping and receiving areain accordance withSOPandcoordinatepick up/deliverieswith different courierswhere applicable
• Complete required paperwork for all courier/carrier shipmentsand make sure freights are ready for pick up at specified pickup windowallocated
• Activelymonitorsonhandshipping materials and supplies aswell as goodsreceivedin warehouse
• Inventory managementincludingbut not limited toreceivingand organizingdeliveredgoodsensuringquantity received matches the invoiceandnotifying theManager/Supervisorof any discrepancies(Site Specific)
• Tracking shipments and communicatingwith couriers and clients on deliveryissues(Site Specific)
• Assistingwith shipment/delivery receival and escalating receival concerns or issues asrequired.

Section B - Key Requirements :

Knowledge:

• Secondary School Diploma or High School Diploma.
• Bachelor of Science or other pharmacy relevant post-secondary degree is an asset.
• Previous work experience in a retail pharmacy or warehouse setting is an asset.
• Ability to work in a specialty pharmacy setting. Acquire in-depth knowledge of dispensing billing shipping. Understanding of various types of specialty medication

Skills and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of a retail pharmacy setting
• Ability to work in a fast-paced setting and strong attention to detail abilities
• Ability to learn new software programs. Knowledge of Kroll is an asset
• Organizational time management and teamwork skills
• Accountable and result-oriented
• This position requires a significant degree of taking direction quickly self-starting and independence
• This position requiresconsiderable amount ofphysicalworkincludingbutnot limitedtoclimbinglifting walking stoopingstanding for extended periods of timeand handling materials.
• Ability to lift/move up to 22 pounds independently as well as potentially greater weights in a team-lift environment
• Effective communicationteamwork multitasking with strong attention to detail
• Excellent comprehensive skills and ability to learn new tasks

Experience :

• At least 1 years in a retail pharmacy/hospital setting.
• Experience in specialty pharmacy setting an asset but not required

Section C- Supervision and Communication:

Communication : Proficient in English Oral and Written Communication. Multilingualism is an asset

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Our Base Pay Range for this position

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