Advanced pharmacy technical assistant

The Jean Coutu Group; Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jean Coutu Group is seeking an Advanced Pharmacy Assistant to serve as the first point of contact for customers and to assist in prescription preparation in a collaborative, patient-focused team environment.

Roles include ensuring accurate data collection for prescriptions, identifying customer needs, and mentoring junior staff while upholding the company’s standards of service and safety in a fast-paced pharmacy setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage with customers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Team player with a collaborative mindset.
• Empathetic and friendly attitude toward clients.

Responsibilities

• Be the first contact with the customer, ensuring they feel welcome.
• Identify customer needs by collecting data for prescription preparation.
• Prepare prescriptions and detect potential problems for customers.
• Mentor and support pharmacy assistant colleagues.

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

French language:

Very good knowledge

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;