Basic Function
Responsible for performing all retail Pharmacy Inventory Control functions within established guidelines.
Duties
- Place all orders for prescription and over-the-counter medication inventory and supplies in the pharmacy department.
- Pricing and distribution of all vendor orders.
- Remove out-of-date and discontinued products and return them for credit.
- Keep prices current on pharmacy-related products.
- Serve as liaison between Pharmacists and pharmacy-related vendors.
- Maintain files on paperwork/documentation sent from pharmacy-related vendors.
- Insure that Pharmacy Operations Manager or Pharmacist Manager enters new pharmaceuticals into computer.
- Enter over-the-counter products via UPC codes into the Point-of-Sale system.
- Monitor that shelf tags in pharmacy area are correctly placed and updated.
- Complete all paperwork/documentation pertaining to the above duties fully and accurately.
- Responsible for pharmacy mailings via US Postal/UPS.
- Point-of-Sale product updates.
- Assist pharmacy drug representatives.
- Assist pharmacy staff and customers with questions regarding inventory, products and services.
- Maintain all shelving and inventory to display a neat professional image.
- Knowledge of vendor pricing to insure low cost purchasing.
- Responsible for all activities and reporting related to annual inventory.
- Provide quality customer service to the customer.
- Promptly answer multi-line telephone.
- General knowledge of all company products, services and locations.
- Act in a professional manner at all times to customers and other employees.
- Interact as needed with other departments and locations regarding products and services.
- Operate standard office equipment including:
- photocopy machine
- fax machine
- computer/printer
- postage machine
- multi-line telephone
- Keep work areas neat and clean.
- Comply with HIPAA policies and procedures.
- Comply with all company policies and procedures.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Skills
- Written Communication
- Oral Communication
- Filing
- Math/Aptitude
- Customer Service/Relations
- Computer Literacy
- Keyboarding Skills
- Organization
- Professionalism
- Reading Skills
- Telephone Etiquette
- Diplomacy
- Time Management
- Planning
Education/Training
- H.S. Diploma/GED
Experience
- 1-2 Years Preferred
Physical Demands/Work Environment
- Standing greater than 2/3 of day
- Walking greater than 2/3 of day
- Sitting less than 1/3 of day
- Climbing less than 1/3 of day
- Balancing greater than 1/3 of day
- Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling greater than 1/3 of day
- Reaching greater than 1/3 of day
- Finger/Hand Manipulation greater than 2/3 of day
- Speaking greater than 2/3 of day
- Hearing greater than 2/3 of day
- Tasting/Smelling less than 1/3 of day
- Lifting and/or moving greater than 25 lbs.