Pharmacy Assistant
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAs part of the pharmacy team with Kaiser Permanente, you’ll learn and grow as you help make a difference in the lives of everyone in our communities. Whether you’re working with patients, partnering with physicians, or collaborating with colleagues, you’ll play a key role in an information-rich environment. One where your development will be supported and your skills will be challenged as you work at the top of your license. If you want to explore opportunities beyond your role, we provide a wide array of professional growth opportunities to help our pharmacy team advance their skills and careers. If you believe in the continued pursuit of excellence, there’s no better place to put your beliefs into practice.
- Job Type: Part-time
- Job Level: Entry Level
- Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
- Pay Range: $26.05 - $28.87 / hour
Success Profile
We’re looking for Pharmacy team members who possess the following traits.
- Collaborative
- Compassionate
- Flexible
- Multi-Tasker
- Team Player
- Results Driven
Benefits
We offer several benefits to our pharmacy team.
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Health Care Benefits
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Compensation
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Vacation, Holiday & Sick Leave
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Labor Management Partnership
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Work-Life Balance
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Healthy Workforce
Our Culture
As part of the Kaiser Permanente pharmacy team, you’ll collaborate with other team members and physicians to continually evolve and enhance patient care. You can also take advantage of our electronic medical record systems and our integrated technology platforms. It’s a unique opportunity to drive the future of care for all while leveraging your expertise to improve the total health of our members.
What Our People Are Saying
Alex
Outpatient Pharmacy Operations Manager
“I’ve felt real support every step of the way throughout my pharmacy career. I would not be the pharmacist I am today if I was not empowered to practice kindness and compassion, and be allowed to be me. I feel blessed to have been a part of this organization for the past 16 years.”
Osagie
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Supervisor
“I have had multiple growth opportunities at Kaiser Permanente. I started as a Summer Youth intern, then I worked as an Apothecary Circle intern. After that, I received two years of pharmacy residency training here. I’ve always been supported with substantial resources like tuition reimbursement, business resource groups, as well as coaching and mentorship programs.”
Porsha
Director, Inpatient Pharmacy Services
“I chose Kaiser Permanente because of its presence in our communities. We acknowledge, support, cultivate, and nourish the body, soul, and spirit of each patient, employee, and community member. I wanted to be a part of such a phenomenal organization.”
Robert
Manager, Mail Order Call Center
“They encouraged me to work outside of my comfort zone. Now, I’m on a career path I would have never expected. I enjoyed my pathway to get here and it’s been a challenge. It really helped me grow as a person and as an employee. Kaiser Permanente supported me to be the manager I am today.”
Georgina
Project Manager
“I joined Kaiser Permanente as a young mother with a family. I knew this was a stable company with great pay and benefits, and many opportunities to grow. I’ve always experienced flexibility and growth and we’re encouraged to serve our communities and to have a work-life balance.”
Michelle
Pharmacy Clerk
“When you join Kaiser Permanente, you have access to a wealth of experience in the health care industry. You’ll learn about more than medications. You’ll gain experience in customer service, data entry, and other valuable areas. I enjoy supporting our pharmacists and ensuring my patients receive the medications they need.”
Pharmacy Assistant
Primary Location Los Angeles, California
Worker Location Onsite
Facility West Los Angeles Medical Center
Job Number 1318468 Date posted 12/21/2024
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Description:
Under direct supervision and control of a licensed pharmacist, provides in-person and telephone reception, receives and directs new and refill prescriptions for further processing, produces computerized or typed prescription labels, packages and sells filled prescriptions and pharmaceutical merchandise and assists pharmacy personnel with clerical functions.
Basic Qualifications:
Job Summary:
Under direct supervision and control of a licensed pharmacist, provides in-person and telephone reception, receives and directs new and refill prescriptions for further processing, produces computerized or typed prescription labels, packages and sells filled prescriptions and pharmaceutical merchandise and assists pharmacy personnel with clerical functions.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws. Provides in-person and telephone reception to patients in accordance with established service and telephone access standards.
- Receives new prescriptions and/or refills ensuring the correct entry/documentation of information required to process the order.
- Identifies prescriptions needing refill authorization and refers to providers.
- Verifies that prescription indicates drug name, strength, direction for use, quantity to be dispensed, any special instructions, and refill information. Recognizes potential for generic or therapeutic substitution.
- Alerts pharmacists when information is lacking and prescription requires further action and/or when information is noted in allergy and comment field in PIMS.
- Enters required prescription and/or patient information into pharmacy computer (Pharmacy Information Management System-PIMS) and/or types prescription label.
- Processes prescription refill authorization requests and enters responses from providers into PIMS.
- Places filled prescription(s) in appropriate container for immediate or future sale.
- Organizes and maintains packaged prescriptions for efficient retrieval.
- Prepares prescriptions for delivery by mail or UPS when requested.
- Sells prescriptions verifying correct patient through the matching of a call slip against a claim check, checking health plan card or other patient identification.
- Sells other pharmaceutical merchandise to members.
- Records all transactions and receipt of cash, checks, or credit card charges in cash register.
- Provides correct change and appropriate receipts to patients.
- Maintains the security and integrity of the cash register drawer contents.
- Counts cash drawer change fund.
- Is responsible for preparation and proper disposition of deposit.
- Follows Regional, Area and location cash handling policies and procedures.
- Prepares and reconciles daily cash register summary documents and prepares daily combined bank deposit for pharmacy.
- Forwards appropriate cash summary and documentation to cash control as required.
- Completes appropriate documentation and secures the bank deposit and exchange fund for pick-up by armored car delivery service.
- May be required to perform duties of the Inventory Control Assistant, which include the ordering and receiving of pharmaceutical merchandise from established sources, affixing price labels, and restocking shelves both within the pharmacy and medical offices.
- Makes recommendations to management regarding systems or operational improvements to enhance services provided by the department.
- Maintains work area and equipment in an organized and clean condition; maintains a safe, secure and efficient work environment.
- Exemplifies pharmacys mission and the organizations vision by contributing to the health satisfaction of members by providing appropriate medications, information, and professional services in a helping, caring, courteous, and efficient manner.
- Performs other duties as required.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- N/A
Education
- N/A
License, Certification, Registration
- N/A
Additional Requirements:
- Excellent Customer Service and telephone reception skills.
- Excellent written and verbal English-speaking communication skills (Foreign language ability may be required at specific locations).
- Ability to read, understand and transcribe pharmaceutical information.
- Demonstrated mathematical skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
- MUST PASS BACKGROUND CHECK.
- Requires standing for long periods of time and communicated with co-workers and patients.
- Ability to lift/transport 1-50 lbs.
- Light to moderate carrying, pulling, pushing, walking and frequent bending, stooping and reaching.
Notes:
- Required 75% travel to WLA Med Ctr, BHC, CM, ING, PV, SLA, SM & VEN outpatient pharmacies.
Primary Location: California,Los Angeles,West Los Angeles Medical Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24
Shift: Variable
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Working Hours Start: 12:01 AM
Working Hours End: 11:59 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B04-L770|UFCW|Local 770
Job Level: Entry Level
Department: West LA Medical Center - O/P Pharmacy 1st Floor-A/Main - 0801
Pay Range: $26.05 - $28.87 / hour
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital).
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.
Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.
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Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
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