Item Entry Clerk
The pharmacy item entry clerk works in all areas of prescription processing and fulfillment and helps support the pharmacist by entering prescriptions into the system, maintaining accurate customer records, verifying insurance benefits, and filling, receiving, and shipping orders.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Operates cash register and processes payment for purchase
- Prepares and packages finished products
- Counts stock and enters data into computer to maintain inventory records
- Performs register opening, closing, deposit procedures
- Maintains cleanliness, security, and organization of shipping and receiving area
- Checks in all delivered items to ensure merchandise type and count match
- Monitors all damaged or expired merchandise
- Follows proper pharmacy safety and security procedures and processes
- Reports all customer complaints to the pharmacist
- Works closely with pharmacy management and staff
- Interacts with patients, doctors, office staff, vendors, etc.
Education and Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED
- Good computer, communication, and math skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure to prioritize and manage workload
- Must be able to interact cohesively with colleagues in a team environment
- Excellent customer relations skills
- Must preserve confidentiality of patient information