Pharmacist

Shoppers Drug Mart; Sechelt; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy chain in Sechelt is seeking a full-time pharmacist to join their team. This role involves accurate dispensing, patient consultations, and collaboration with healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates will have a pharmacy degree and a commitment to exceptional customer service. The position offers a supportive environment with various benefits including a retention bonus, health benefits, and employee discounts. Enjoy a laid-back lifestyle in a community-focused town, while contributing to the health of the community.

Benefits

Retention bonus

Health benefit

Employee discount

RRSP matching

PEBC exam reimbursement

3 weeks of vacation

Student loan forgiveness programs

Qualifications

• Proven ability to drive and build the business.
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service.
• Complete mandatory training and voluntary continuing education workshops.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate dispensing and patient consultations.
• Manage inventory and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Communicate with healthcare professionals for customer care.

Skills

Independent thinking and decision making

Customer relations skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Personal computing skills

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

About our community

Sechelt Shoppers Drug Mart is looking for a pharmacist to join our team. Sechelt is a laid-back coastal town that feels like the Sunshine Coast’s comfy living room! It sits on the traditional territory of the shíshálh Nation, only a 40-minute ferry ride from Vancouver (plus a scenic drive). The vibe is relaxed, artsy, and outdoorsy without being flashy.

You will love it here if

• you enjoy ocean + forest + calm
• you like quick access to Vancouver without Vancouver chaos
• you like community-focused life

It’s not a nightlife hotspot or big-city buzz kind of place, but if your ideal evening is a sunset walk by the water followed by good food and early sleep, Sechelt hits just right!

Benefits

• Retention bonus
• Health benefit
• Employee discount
• RRSP matching
• PEBC exam reimbursement
• 3 weeks of vacation
• Student loan forgiveness programs

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site Pharmacist role in Sechelt, BC. Responsibilities include accurate dispensing, patient consultations, inventory management, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with healthcare professionals to support community health.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Pharmacy and Customer Service
• Acknowledge all customers approaching the Pharmacy
• Practice within federal/provincial, regulatory/legal requirements
• Ensure all privacy requirements are met, including customer confidentiality and consent management
• Provide counselling on prescriptions, over the counter/behind the counter products
• Practice to full extent of expanded scope with Professional Services, within your capability
• Be clearly identifiable to the public
• Ensure accuracy and appropriateness of all prescriptions dispensed
• Communicate with other health care professionals within the circle of care to provide customer care
• Maintain all records required in accordance with legislation, standards of practice, and policy

Workflow and Inventory Management

• Control access to the dispensary with respect to inventory and patient confidentiality
• Review and maintain Workflow Queues on a daily basis
• Regular review of ‘will call’ bins, in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures
• Review of stock to identify expired inventory
• Oversight of current stock levels and medication orders from wholesaler
• Ensure all requirements for documentation and control of substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Regulations are met and reporting to Health Canada and regulatory bodies

Operations

• Ensure entry/pickup workstations, counselling/waiting areas, and work islands reflect an appropriate image of the Pharmacy
• Involvement with financial reports as appropriate
• Read and action store communications on in-store web
• File incident reports when any customer or staff medication or privacy incidents occur

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• Independent thinking and decision making - makes decisions when dealing with issues or problems
• Plan, coordinate and delegate assignments and provide coaching to Pharmacy colleagues
• Proven ability to drive and build the business, lead by example and support enterprise programs
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service
• Superior customer relations skills and a strong sense of professionalism
• Strong problem-solving skills including experience formulating and executing action plans
• Strong personal computing skills and knowledge of Pharmacy systems a definite asset
• Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are followed to provide a healthy and safe work environment
• Complete mandatory training and voluntary continuing education workshops, as needed

Please reach out to me at [e-mail]!

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.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche : $70.00 - $70.00 / 70,00$ - 70,00$ (per hour / de l’heure) A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position.