Care Concierge

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.; Oakville; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Care Concierge to enhance patient experiences in a pharmacy care clinic. This role is vital for managing patient intake, promoting health services, and ensuring smooth operations within the clinic. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in customer service and experience in a pharmacy or medical setting. Join a supportive team dedicated to providing exceptional care and convenience to the community. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact while working in a dynamic environment that values diversity and personal growth.

Benefits

Purchase discount program

Flexible schedules

Competitive pay

Online learning through Academy

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail pharmacy or medical clinic is essential.
• Strong customer service and communication skills are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Create a positive experience for patients accessing clinic services.
• Manage patient appointments and maintain accurate records.
• Promote the PC Health app and assist patients with paperwork.

Skills

Outstanding customer service skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Time management and organization skills

Attention to detail

Education

Experience in retail pharmacy or medical clinic

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Accuro EMR

Healthwatch

MedMe

Job description

Join a locally owned and operated store to help deliver health, beauty and convenience services in your community, and keep the customer at the centre of everything you do.

Why this role is important?

SUMMARY:
The Care Concierge plays an integral role in seamlessly integrating the new Pharmacy Care Clinic features into current service offerings and improved pharmacy workflow as well as creating a positive experience for patients accessing pharmacy care clinic services.

The Care Concierge will receive, welcome, and check-in patients to the pharmacy care clinics for their pharmacy services appointments. This role will promote the PC Health app to patients, and coordinate with pharmacists on duty to ensure the pharmacy care clinic runs smoothly. You will also provide care to patients in an overflow capacity when the pharmacist is already with a patient.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Customer Service:

• Create a positive experience for patients accessing clinic services
• Facilitating patient intake by verifying health card details, providing patient registration forms, and creating or verifying patient profiles in the internal system
• Raise awareness of pharmacy care clinic services available to patients and answer their questions
• Set patient expectations as to process and wait times
• Help patients navigate the space and services
• Assist pharmacist and patients with filling out paperwork
• Adhere to all confidentiality and privacy requirements
• Drive uptake of PC Health App with customers and patients

Administration:

• Manage patient appointments through the internal booking scheduler and ensure all appointments are scheduled appropriately
• Check-out patients, including booking of follow-up appointments and processing out-of-pocket payments for pharmacy services, where applicable.
• Maintain accurate patient records in accordance with the College standards (i.e., Accuro EMR, Healthwatch and MedMe)
• Complete start of day / end of day checklists for the Pharmacy Care Clinic

Skills and qualifications:

• Experience working in a retail pharmacy, as a pharmacy assistant or previous experience working in a medical clinic, ideally a family practice clinic
• Outstanding customer service skills and the ability to consistently produce positive interactions with patients
• High professional standards and a strong track record of and commitment to maintaining patient confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both on the phone and in-person
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to make informed decisions
• Ability to identify patients who can benefit from pharmacy care clinic services support
• Ability to maintain composure and focus on the patient in challenging situations
• Proven ability to adhere to processes and procedures and strong attention to detail
• Strong time management and organization skills and the ability to prioritize numerous tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook and comfortable learning new systems/software, technologies
• Work cross-functionally with pharmacy team members to deliver exceptional customer service through teamwork and collaboration

Why work in a Shoppers Drug Mart store?

Each store has an Associate-Owner, so you will work for a local business owner while having the support of a national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, flexible and varied schedules, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.

Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your patients, co-workers, customers and community.

Associate Owners in the Shoppers Drug Mart network recognize Canada's diversity as an opportunity to better serve their communities, and strive to reflect the nation’s evolving diversity in the products they sell, the people they hire, and the culture they create in their stores. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and colleagues with disabilities.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Retail