Pharmacy Assistant - 20 Hours/Week

Join our team as a Pharmacy Assistant - Part time at Miramar Health Center in Kennewick, WA, and be part of a healthcare organization that believes in making a difference beyond medical care! At Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, we value inclusivity, and we believe you are more than an employee, and we are more than a job. We're an FQHC committed to providing patient-centered care to communities.

We've transformed into a leading community health center. With 40+ clinics across Washington and Oregon, we offer a wide range of services such as medical, dental, pharmacy, orthodontia, nutritional counseling, autism screening, and behavioral health. Our holistic model also extends assistance to shelter, energy, weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling, home visits, and mobile medical/dental clinics.

Explore our short clips, "WE are Yakima - WE are Family" and "YVFWC - And then we grew" to glimpse our dedication to our communities, health, and families.

What We Offer

• Work 20 hours/week.
• $17.31-$21.00/hour DOE with ability to go higher for highly experienced candidates.
• Additional pay for your bilingual skills.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx, 24/7 telemedicine; profit sharing, 403(b) retirement plan, generous paid time off, paid holidays, uniform allowance, and more.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities/Duties

• Answers the phone, answers non-professional level inquiries and transfers calls to appropriate staff.
• Enters patient data and billing information in the system including patient name, insurance, allergies, doctor and diagnosis.
• Delivers prescription to the patient verifying correct medication is provided. Collects payment and signature from the patient.
• Coordinates prescription counseling by the Pharmacist as needed.
• Maintains awareness of stock level and enters order for restocking based on defined minimum inventory levels. Verifies quantity and submits order to the Wholesaler.
• Verifies product orders received with invoice and purchase order. Places a sticker on each item and places it on the shelf.
• Monitors and checks expiration dates on drugs in stock.
• Returns or discards dispensed prescription to stock if not picked up by patient. Enters information in the system for reverse billing as allowed by state regulations.
• Processes prescription refills verifying refill availability as allowed by state regulations.
• Completes third party billing form and contacts Provider if prior authorization as allowed by state regulations.
• Performs clinical responsibilities in alignment with The Joint Commission (TJC), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and YVFWC requirements.

Qualifications

• Education:High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
• Professional Licenses/Certificates/Registration: Pharmacy Assistant state registration within 60 days of employment.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Required or Preferred: Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Must demonstrate the ability to communicate at level 9 on the language proficiency scale to receive bilingual differential pay. Effective verbal and listening communication skills with a customer-oriented approach. Knowledge of medical terminology. Ability to perform administrative tasks such as answering phones, filing, faxing, scanning and copying. Ability to work as part of a team in a fast paced environment. Ability to organize work while performing multiple tasks requiring attention to detail. Basic proficiency with a variety of computer systems including Microsoft Office preferred. Basic knowledge of a minimum of one pharmacy software system preferred.
• Drug testing: This position requires testing for controlled substances before employment and will be subject to further testing throughout employment.

Our mission celebrates diversity. We are committed to equal-opportunity employment.

Contact us at jobs@yvfwc.org to learn more about this opportunity!