pharmacist

Medicine Shoppe #168; Parksville; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local pharmacy in Parksville is seeking a pharmacist to advise customers on medications and dispense prescriptions. Responsibilities include maintaining stock, checking dosages, and supervising staff. Candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree and experience is an asset. This is a permanent position requiring 30 hours of work per week.

Qualifications

• Experience is an asset.
• Work language: English.
• Permanent employment.

Responsibilities

• Advise customers on medication use and safety.
• Dispense pharmaceuticals to customers or healthcare professionals.
• Maintain inventory of pharmaceutical supplies.
• Check prescriptions for proper dosage.
• Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products.
• Supervise pharmacy staff.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Education:

• Bachelor's degree

Tasks:

• Advise customers on indications, contraindications, adverse effects, drug interactions, and dosage.
• Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or other healthcare professionals.
• Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies.
• Advise customers on the 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 coordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, and staff.

Experience:

• Experience is an asset.
• Duration of employment: Permanent.
• Work language: English.
• Work hours: 30 hours per week.