(CAN) Pharmacy Assistant

Walmart; West Kelowna; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart in West Kelowna is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to support the Pharmacist with prescription filling and administrative duties, enabling more time for patient care. You will be a key team member delivering superior customer service and ensuring smooth pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities include receiving prescriptions, data entry and price checks, filling under supervision, inventory control, stocking, labeling, filing, and basic OTC support.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Experience in a retail or pharmacy setting is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Receiving prescriptions from patients, following provincial regulations and assessing completeness.
• Performing computer functions such as data entry, price checks, patient information updates.
• Filling prescriptions under pharmacist supervision, labeling and organizing for pharmacist checking.
• Maintaining inventory control and stock levels, checking for expired medications monthly.
• General housekeeping: keeping the dispensary clean and organized; stocking supplies.
• Clerical organization: filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, and correspondence.
• Assisting with OTC operations, ordering, stocking, and cashier duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Pharmacy operations

Data entry

Attention to detail

Tools

Telxon gun

Job description

Position Summary…

The Pharmacy Assistant assists the Pharmacist in the technical aspects of prescription filling and administrative duties in order to increase the Pharmacist’s opportunity to provide patient care. The Pharmacy Assistant is expected to participate in all aspects of Pharmacy Operations required of a team player. They are a key member in the delivery of superior customer service.

What you’ll do…

1. Receiving prescriptions from patients, following provincial legal/regulatory conditions and assessing the prescription for completeness i.e. Name; Address; DOB; Allergies; 3rd Party Information; Any Special Requests; Prescriber; Generic/Brand; Prioritizing Prescriptions with 21st Century Guidelines.
2. Performing Computer Functions as directed by the Pharmacist i.e. Data Entry; Price Check; Patient Information Entry/Update; Competent interpretation and processing of written prescriptions including Latin abbreviations, drug name recognition, dosage calculations; Refills; Report Generation; Patient Profile checks.
3. Filling prescriptions (always under the Pharmacist’s supervision), selecting appropriate products, performing the accuracy program, including 7 point, Visual and DIN checks, selecting and counting/ measuring & preparing appropriate products, labeling and organizing for pharmacist checking, gaining necessary approvals for verbal refills where authorized, employing ‘STOP’ forms if applicable and facilitating all aspects of Cognitive Services.
4. Maintaining Inventory Control, assisting Pharmacist in maintaining appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies, checking for and pulling expired medications at least monthly, cleaning up Will Call Bin of ‘stale’ prescriptions on a regular basis, writing up returns, ordering of drugs and supplies, using preferred wholesaler for Pharmacy purchases as much as possible i.e. Kohl and Frisch, operating of the Telxon gun, checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders, zoning the pharmacy shelves, ‘X- ing’ bottles when opened and interchangeable drug knowledge and appropriate maintenance/selection of key brands/preferred generics.
5. General Housekeeping, stocking Prescription filling supplies (Vials, labels, bags), keeping the dispensary clean, organized and neat, maintaining clean/safe work environment as part of the team approach (i.e. dishes, garbage) and maintaining & cleaning packaging & dispensing equipment, computer, fax machine, etc.
6. Clerical Organization, filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence and memos and completing any administrative support functions assigned (i.e. journals, accounts receivable, Aged Trial Balance).
7. Assisting with OTC Operations and ordering, stocking, cashier duties as assigned by OTC Manager and/or Pharmacist.

The pay range for this position is $20.15 - $26.42/hr. Rate of pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 20.15 à 26.42 $/h. . La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.

Minimum Qualifications…

Age – 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications…

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location…

2170 LOUIE DR, WESTBANK, BC V4T 3E5, Canada

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