Pharmacy Assistant​/Customer Service Representative

Royal Drugs is a healthcare company providing specialty pharmacy, infusion therapy, and retail pharmacy services. Royal Drugs is partnered for success with Ontario Medical Supply. Ontario Medical Supply is a Leading Distributor of medical equipment, supplies, and services for healthcare organizations and home healthcare clients across Ontario. Together, we work towards supporting optimal health outcomes and better quality of life.
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Pharmacy Assistants work with the Pharmacists and Registered Pharmacy Technicians to fulfill customer orders in a timely manner while ensuring accuracy.

Job Title:

Pharmacy Assistant / Customer Service Representative

Location:

Royal Drugs:
Hamilton (41 Brockley Drive, Unit 12 Hamilton , ON L8K 3N3)
No. of Positions: 1
ATR: 5220
Salary: $23.50/hr
Type:
Full-Time, Permanent
This job posting is for an existing vacancy

• Responsible for answering pharmacy and customer service/product inquiry telephone calls. The Pharmacy Assistant/CSR deals with calls within their scope of knowledge and only transfers those calls to the pharmacists when it requires their expertise.
• Responsible for receiving and signing out narcotic drugs with the pharmacists.
• Schedules production for all I.V. medication.
• Responsible for setting up patient payment options for medications.
• Responsible for programming CADD pumps.
• Monitors EDI and Fax for the receipt of orders.
• Ensure correct payors are linked to clients’ files and payor information is accurate.
• Initiate payments for private pay clients
  - Paid by credit card.
• Prioritize orders based on urgency
  - Delivery time, distance and order components
• Assists pharmacists and other pharmacy staff in identifying orders that pose “geographic challenges” to delivery.
• Monitors relevant screens in Monarch/Pronto to confirm the status of progress of orders in the pharmacy of department.
• Investigates and intervenes in situations that may lead to potential late deliveries.
• Liaise with operations (i.e. warehouse and shipping) to expedite high priority deliveries.
• Perform ODB drug billings and reconciliations to ensure proper payment is obtained for medication orders in a timely fashion
• Perform re-submission of online rejected claims throughout the day
• Contact LHIN for missing drug cards and extending expired drug cards
• Participates in departmental quality improvement initiatives.
• Internally, the Pharmacy Assistant CSR has daily contact with staff in the pharmacy, warehouse, shipping, and the clean room.
• Externally, the Pharmacy Assistant CSR has daily contact with patients, doctors, nurses and LHIN regarding medication.
• Maintains up-to-date training designated for this position including health and safety training via Learning Management System (QSI)
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Kroll data entry strong asset
• Minimum 1-year full time working in a pharmacy environment
• Previous experience/knowledge of IV and medical supplies components an asset

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and handle fluctuating workloads
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills
• Excellent continuous improvement skills
• Proven ability to adhere to standards & procedures and maintain confidentiality
• Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple demands made simultaneously under short time constraints.
• Able to work individually or in a group setting
• Flexible and adaptable to changes of responsibility reflective of the business needs
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to collaborate with all levels both inside and outside the organization
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