Courier-Central Pharmacy – Sharp Grossmont – Day Shift – Full Time at Sharp HealthCare

San Diego, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

26 Apr, 26

Salary

30.49

Posted On

26 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Driving, Communication, Inventory Management, Quality Control, Customer Service, Healthcare Knowledge, Record Keeping, Time Management, Safety Compliance, Problem Solving, Attention to Detail, Interpersonal Skills, Logistics, Vehicle Maintenance, Order Entry, San Diego Knowledge

Industry

Medical Practices

Description

Hours: Shift Start Time: 5 AM Shift End Time: 6:30 PM AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: 8 hour shift between 5:00am - 6:30pm. Weekend Requirements: As Needed On-Call Required: No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $25.000 - $27.640 - $30.490 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices. As part of our recruitment process, you may receive communication from Dawn, our virtual recruiting assistant. Dawn helps coordinate scheduling for screening calls and interviews to ensure a smooth and timely experience. Rest assured, all candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and hiring teams. What You Will Do To support and assist Home Infusion Services, Hospice and Sharp Central Pharmacy Services in providing delivery of medications, supplies and DME. Provides quality medical care to patients in the home setting and customers at the hospital entities. Required Qualifications H.S. Diploma or Equivalent 1 Year driving experience. Driver's License - CA Department of Motor Vehicles -REQUIRED Other Qualification Requirements Utilizes reliable transportation and possesses adequate personal insurance coverage. Demonstrates clean driving record in accordance with requirements of the employer DMV pull notice program and Sharp HealthCare Driver Guidelines. Essential Functions Accurately and safely processes discontinued supplies Informs pharmacist/technician of all medications needing to be discarded. Returns all DME to proper location for cleaning and repair. Does quality control checks and maintenance on pumps between patient use and performs cleaning on returned pumps and poles. Returns unused supplies to the Home Infusion pharmacy for proper disposal. Returns and discards sharps containers to proper location and maintains sharps container return log. Picks up mail from the Home Health/Hospice offices and the U.S. Post Office P.O. box. To be picked up 3-5 times weekly. Accurately and safely transports patients' medications Verifies patients address and assures someone is at the home to accept the delivery via phone call. Drives vehicle in a safe manner following all traffic laws 100% of the time. Assures refrigerated items are transported in cold packs and/or cooler. Maintains mileage log. Delivers narcotic prescriptions to patients and hospitals in a safe and secure manner. Assists account analysts with collections (private pay or co-pays) from customers upon deliveries. Assist patients with pump and pole set up upon initial delivery. Inventory Assures adequate inventory for medical supplies by assisting staff with orders from distribution and outside vendors. Checks par levels, rotates stock and assists the pharmacy buyer with enteral products and IV solutions inventories. Checks DME in and out of the Home Infusion software program. Generates reports twice weekly. Add or deletes DME in the software program as needed. Assures Home Infusion has an adequate supply of infusion devices and ancillary supplies on hand to service patients in a timely manner. Takes pouches and fannie packs for infusion pumps to the linen service for cleaning. Maintain inventory to assure availability. Assures that there are spare supplies (feeding bags, alcohol wipes, gloves, etc.) in the vehicle for unexpected deliveries. Vehicle maintenance Assure transport vehicle is cleaned on a bi-weekly (twice a month) basis. Takes vehicle to dealer or other authorized mechanic for routine maintenance and repairs as needed. Report any needed repairs, potential problems, accidents or damage of the vehicle to management immediately. Makes copies of gas receipts and report data to Materials Management weekly. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Excellent interpersonal and communications skills. Good command of verbal and written English. Willing to stay beyond normal end of shift hours in cases of need. Familiar with all areas of San Diego County. Computer skilled for order entry. Background in a healthcare field helpful. Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.

Responsibilities

The courier is responsible for delivering medications, supplies, and durable medical equipment (DME) to patients and hospital entities. They also manage inventory and ensure the safe transportation of medical items.