
Cashier - Retail Pharmacy - Temporary
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Overview
Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Remote
On-site
Compensation
$25+/hour
Benefits
Health Insurance
Career Development
Health & Wellness Programs
Job Description
Bargaining Unit: EA
Rate of Pay: $25.15/hour + DOE
Summary
Cashiers are responsible for greeting and assisting customers while providing excellent customer service. Next, cashiers are responsible for seeing that the payment transactions for merchandise and prescriptions go smoothly, efficiently and quickly. Cashiers need to be team players, willing to help out everywhere in the pharmacy. Cashiers need to possess excellent communication and customer service skills, stamina to stand for long periods of time, and patience dealing with long lines and possibly frustrated customers. Cashiers are also responsible for the retail pharmacy’s over-the-counter (OTC) inventory, cash register drawers and must be able to verify and process insurance payments for prescription items for customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Greet customers when they arrive and provide excellent customer service.
- Complete patient purchase transactions smoothly, quickly, efficiently, and in a friendly manner.
- Demonstrate willingness to learn, taking in constructive criticism well and ready to improve.
- Demonstrate multi-tasking, organizing skills, and be very detail oriented and patient.
- Enter customer demographic and insurance information into the pharmacy’s prescription processing software.
- Verify insurance coverage, and troubleshoot issues by calling insurance companies and workers’ compensation carriers as necessary.
- Computes or re-computes bills, itemized lists and tickets showing amount due.
- Manage cash register drawers including troubleshooting credit card vendors, software updates, and accurate cash handling, returns and assists with closing out the register as required.
- Assist in bookkeeping duties including batching registers nightly, collecting and tracking accounts and Accounts Receivables from customers.
- Record totals shown on cash drawer registers tape and verify against cash on hand.
- Make deposits to the bank and change orders as necessary.
- Manage the retail pharmacy’s front end over-the-counter (OTC) section.
- Track OTC inventory and order items as necessary with oversight of pharmacist.
- Research new items of interest for consideration for retail over-the-counter (OTC) section sale.
- Order specialty items per customer requests from our drug wholesalers/warehouses.
- Organize and clean the front end daily and keep it clutter-free.
- Sort and tag the pharmacy’s over-the-counter (OTC) order daily.
- Demonstrate Health System Values in performance and behavior.
- Comply with Health System policies and procedures.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities
Minimum Education/Experience
None
Required Licenses/Certificates
None
Other Experience/Qualifications
Preferred:
- Spanish speaking.
- Weekend availability.
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FAQs About Cashier - Retail Pharmacy - Temporary Jobs at Tahoe Forest Health System
What is the work location for this position at Tahoe Forest Health System?
This job at Tahoe Forest Health System is located in Truckee, California, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
What pay range can candidates expect for this role at Tahoe Forest Health System?
Candidates can expect a pay range of $25.15 (per hour).
What employment applies to this position at Tahoe Forest Health System?
Tahoe Forest Health System lists this role as a Full-time position.
What experience level is required for this role at Tahoe Forest Health System?
Tahoe Forest Health System is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
What benefits are offered by Tahoe Forest Health System for this role?
Tahoe Forest Health System offers following benefits: Health Insurance, Career Development, and Health & Wellness Programs for this position. Actual benefits may vary depending on the employer's policies and employment terms.
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