Pharmacy Clerk

About the role

The Pharmacy Clerk supports the daily operations of the Pharmacy Department.

Responsibilities

• Receives new prescriptions and enters information into the Pharmacy Practice Management system.
• Processes labels for new and refill prescriptions; consults with Pharmacist when warning or Drug Utilization Review (DUR) screen appears.
• Handles prescription refill requests.
• Stocks medications and fills supply bins with prescription vials and lids.
• Answers and directs phone calls; checks for messages and faxes.
• Verifies specific patient insurance information.
• Files paperwork and prescriptions under supervision of the Pharmacist-in-charge.
• Completes and processes third-party documents and transmissions, authorizations, and Treatment Authorization Requests (TAR).
• Keeps the Pharmacy work areas clean and organized.
• Delivers medications and prescriptions to other sites as instructed by staff pharmacist and/or Director of Pharmacy; maintains accurate logs of delivered items.
• Operates cash register, processes cash and credit card transactions, and obtains patient signatures for insurance documentation.
• Informs Pharmacist for prescriptions requiring consultation with the patient.
• Counts and maintains accurate assigned cash in the cash register; processes daily transaction reports and prepares bank deposit.
• Maintains prescription medication inventory levels; orders medications through software system.
• Processes incoming medication orders to verify items shipped match items invoiced; returns outdated, damaged, overstock, or recalled merchandise for credit and proper disposal.
• Checks expiration dates and rotates or removes stock medications; keeps medication stock shelving clean and organized.
• Assists Pharmacist-in-charge with inventory process.
• Monitors prescriptions in the wait area; checks fill date and removes prescriptions over seven days old or as instructed by Pharmacist-in-charge.
• Reverses orders online.
• Adheres to the Attendance and Absenteeism Policy; regular attendance is considered an essential function.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Effective June 1, 2026, all individuals hired must possess proficiency in written and verbal communication, basic mathematics, computer applications, and technical systems.
• Proof of completion of high school with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or completion of General Educational Development (GED) with a minimum overall score of 162.5. If an individual has completed a higher-level degree with a stronger GPA, that GPA may be provided in lieu of the high school diploma.
• Two years of experience and knowledge of pharmacy processes and practices, typically learned on the job or successful completion of a pharmacy externship with Family HealthCare Network.

Skills

• Ability to prepare basic correspondence and simple reports in Microsoft Word.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel to create tables and simple displays of information.
• Ability to create basic presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Effectively communicates routine or non-technical information to co-workers and others, both in writing and verbally.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Regularly required to stand or walk and use repetitive hand movements to type and grasp.
• Frequently required to bend at waist, twist at waist, squat, climb, kneel, reach above and below shoulder height.
• Lift and/or move items up to 25 pounds.

Pay

Hourly rate: $21.00 – $28.60