Community Pharmacist

Who We Are

We, at Carman Pharmacy, have embraced the expanded scope of practice for community pharmacists in Manitoba and are seeking our next enthusiastic team member. We are a community-minded pharmacy that services the town of Carman and surrounding towns and rural areas. The town of Carman is a wonderful place to live and work, with many local amenities and is just a 45-minute drive to the city of Winnipeg. We encourage personal development and support all efforts to further knowledge and expertise. We know that a work-life balance is extremely important and therefore our pharmacy is closed all evenings, Sundays, and holidays, and we offer a rotating Saturday shift. Our practice has always been patient-centered, family-focused, and community-minded!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working collaboratively with patients, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to ensure positive drug therapy outcomes
• Conducting health screening clinics
• Engaging in community outreach programs
• Conducting immunization clinics
• Offering community support groups in various areas such as Diabetes, COPD, and Care-giver Support
• Performing medication reviews and medication management services as per the provincial standards
• Patient counseling on selection and use of non-prescription medication
• Ensuring accurate pharmacotherapy
• Advising patients and healthcare professionals on the indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions, and dosage of medications
• Maintaining medication profiles of customers
• Ensuring proper preparation, packaging, distribution, and storage of vaccines, serums, biologicals, and other drugs and pharmaceuticals

Requirements:

• Licensed and in good standing with The College of Pharmacist of Manitoba
• Strong sense of professionalism
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Superior patient and physician relation skills
• Injection Certification
• Excellent leadership and performance management skills an asset
• Additional accreditation such as a CDE or a Geriatric Pharmacist an asset
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office an asset
• Working experience with Kroll Pharmacy dispensing software an asset

Compensation

• Competitive compensation package
• Health/dental/disability insurance
• RRSP matching
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• Paid licensing fees and Pharmacists Manitoba membership
• Funding for continuing education to further knowledge and expertise
• Store discount

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted.