Pharmacy Assistant

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Mission

At Biologics by McKesson, our mission is to simplify access to medication and deliver personalized care that helps patients achieve the best-possible outcomes — one patient, one partner, one therapy at time.

Purpose

The Distribution Coordinator/ Pharmacy Assistant will assist with packaging and shipping of the drugs, supplies, and patient information according to company policies, procedures, and state board of pharmacy regulations. A list of essential duties and responsibilities, although not all inclusive, are as follows:

Key Responsibilities

• Prepares medications for shipment to ensure integrity, sterility, and stability of drugs and supplies.

• Electronically tracks shipments to confirm on-time delivery throughout the day, Monday – Saturday, until all packages are delivered.

• Follow all designated checklists supplied with an attention to detail.

• Coordinates the dissemination of information to patients (regarding holiday closings and unscheduled closings) via package inserts as approved by manager.

• Reviews shipping manifests daily to confirm delivery address and delivery times.

• Works closely with Pharmacy team regarding start dates, demographic information, and alternate shipping addresses.

• Reconciles carrier invoices with shipping manifest for accuracy in billing.

• Provides weekly shipping abstracts and usage reports to supervisor.

• Resets shipping room at the end of each day (prepare for the next business day)

• Maintain and keep clean the packing area and distribution area by sweeping and moping as needed.

• Handles discarding of trash and breaking down cardboard and placing in appropriate trach bins to help maintain a clean work environment.

• Assist with unloading daily inbound trucks, stage packages for pick up for all carriers. This may include stagging packed shipments on carts or pallets.

Minimum Requirement

Typically requires 1+ years of related experience.

Education

HS diploma required.

Critical Skills

• Minimum 1 year of experience in shipping and receiving preferred but not required

• Excellent customer service skills including

• Ability to listen and interpret people’s dispositions

• Ability to perform under pressure

• Capacity for compassion regarding all patients.

• Experience with inventory management

• Fundamental knowledge of computers including the ability to create and manipulate MS Word and MS Excel documents

• Excellent time management & organizational skills

• Flexible multi-task-oriented worker

• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Engage and interact with other team members daily to complete our daily mission

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$14.66 - $24.44

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