Community pharmacist

SHOPPERS DRUG MART; Northwest Territories; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Bonus

Life insurance

RRSP

Maternity and parental benefits

Parking available

Job summary

SHOPPERS DRUG MART is seeking a pharmacist for an on-site position in Canada. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and provincial/territorial licensure, with English as the working language and experience considered an asset.

The successful candidate will supervise pharmacy staff and ensure proper medication management. The job focuses on advising customers, verifying dosages, compounding prescribed products, and maintaining patient medication profiles while adhering to regulatory standards and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Pharmacy knowledge and customer service skills.
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities is required.

Responsibilities

• 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 right quantities of drugs and other ingredients
• Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
• Manage the storage, packaging and distribution of medicinal products
• Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Initiative

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Client focus

Dependability

Efficient interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

OVERVIEW

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree

EXPERIENCE

Experience an asset

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

WORK SETTING

• Community or retail pharmacy

RESPONSIBILITIES

TASKS

• 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 right quantities of drugs and other ingredients
• Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
• Manage the storage, packaging and distribution of medicinal products
• Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff

CREDENTIALS

CERTIFICATES, LICENCES, MEMBERSHIPS, AND COURSES

• Pharmacy Examining Boards of Canada Certification
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Attention to detail

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

BENEFITS

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Bonus
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

LONG TERM BENEFITS

• Maternity and parental benefits

OTHER BENEFITS

• Parking available