Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 40 hours per week
Education: Bachelor's degree
Experience: Experience an asset
Work Setting:
- Community or retail pharmacy
Tasks:
- Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
- Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
- Check prescriptions for proper dosage
- Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the quantities of drugs and other ingredients required and filling appropriate containers with correct quantity
- Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals and advise them on indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
- Ensure proper preparation, packaging, distribution and storage of vaccines, serums, biologicals and other drugs and pharmaceuticals
- Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
- Leading/instructing individuals
Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses:
- Certification for drug administration by injection and intranasal route
- Pharmacy Examining Boards of Canada Certification
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
Security and Safety:
- Criminal record check
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:
- Manual dexterity
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Fast-paced environment
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
Personal Suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening Questions:
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
Health Benefits:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial Benefits:
- As per collective agreement
Long Term Benefits:
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Other Benefits:
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Parking available
- Travel insurance