Advanced pharmacy technical assistant

The Jean Coutu Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Career development

Competitive salary & benefits

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

The Jean Coutu Group is seeking an advanced pharmacy assistant in Montreal to warmly greet customers, collect prescription data, and help prepare prescriptions. You will handle dispill and robot management, perform complex tasks, and mentor junior staff within a collaborative pharmacy team.

Ideal candidates will possess a Pharmacy Technical Assistant credential or Jean Coutu certification, demonstrate empathy, curiosity, and a strong sense of responsibility, and commit to flexible hours to

Qualifications

• Deal with customers warmly and professionally.
• Identify customer needs by collecting data for prescriptions.
• Assist in prescription preparation and flag potential issues.
• Mentor and support fellow pharmacy assistants.

Responsibilities

• Be the first contact with the customer, ensuring they feel comfortable.
• Identify customer needs by collecting necessary data for prescription preparation.
• Prepare prescriptions and detect potential problems for customers.
• Take on specialized tasks such as dispill management, robot management, and complex lectures.
• Serve as a reference and mentor for pharmacy assistant colleagues.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Empathetic

Responsible

Willing to learn

Education

Pharmacy Technical Assistant credential or Jean Coutu certification

Job description

Do you have that Coutu touch?

Are you the type of person who seeks meaning in your work? Do you want to be useful and make a difference in your community? Are you looking for a structured work environment, where the team is at the heart of the day-to-day operations and no two days are alike? The position of advanced pharmacy assistant is for you!

Within your team, your essential role will be:

• be the first contact with the customer, so that they feel comfortable; your welcome, your empathy and your professionalism will be put to good use;
• to identify the customer's needs by collecting the necessary data for prescription preparation;
• to prepare prescriptions and detect potential problems for the customer;
• take on responsibilities related to specialized tasks, such as dispill management, robot management, complex lectures, etc.;
• be a reference for their pharmacy assistant colleagues and act as a mentor.

Side effect of the job:

• working in a Jean Coutu affiliated pharmacy generates well-being and new friendships.

The passionate person we are looking for is...

• curious by nature and likes to learn;
• a team player;
• has a sense of responsibility;
• empathetic and friendly!

For this position, you must:

• hold a diploma as a Pharmacy Technical Assistant or hold the Jean Coutu Pharmacy Technical Assistant certification.

Number of hours per week:

• 35 hours or more

We would like to offer you:

• a fun and collaborative work environment;
• the opportunity to develop and acquire new knowledge;
• flexible hours to allow for a better work/life balance;
• competitive salary and benefits package;