Pharmacist - FT

Sobeys; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

Life insurance and accidental death &d

Retirement and savings plan

10% in-store discount

Learning and development resources

Paid vacation

Job summary

Sobeys is hiring a Pharmacist in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia to join our Lawtons Pharmacy team. You will provide patient-centered care, counseling, and education on new therapies while coordinating with providers and staff to ensure safe, high-quality service.

You will initiate care plans, conduct follow-ups, and maintain thorough documentation, ensuring regulatory compliance and a seamless customer experience across Sobeys locations. Excellent clinical and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensure in the province.
• Strong patient counseling and education skills.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate warmth, empathy, and compassion while prioritizing patient-centered care and professional clinical services.
• Provide patient counselling and education for new therapy to patients/caregivers.
• Initiate care plans, follow up, and documentation.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide health and wellness services to all patients.
• Ensure a seamless pharmacy experience across locations.
• Ensure prescription safety and guide technicians and assistants as required.
• Understand and promote corporate pharmacy programs meeting patient needs.
• Maintain knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry developments; attend training as required.
• Adhere to regulatory requirements, company policies, processes, and procedures.

Skills

Patient counselling

Empathy and compassion

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Licensed Pharmacist in good standing

Tools

Kroll software

Job description

Location: 2749 Russell Lake
Lawtons Pharm, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2W 6L4.

Job Type: Full‑Time

Travel Requirements: 0 — 10%

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate warmth, empathy, and compassion while acting in the patient’s best interest to achieve excellence in patient‑centered care, customer service, workflow efficiencies, and professional clinical services (disease‑state management, medication reviews and adherence, health risk assessments, injections/vaccines, etc.)
• Provide patient counselling and education for new therapy to patients/caregivers while tailoring to their needs and concerns (e.g., literacy, hearing loss, privacy).
• Initiate care plans, follow up, and complete proper documentation.
• Participate in professional programs and collaborate with colleagues to provide excellence in health & wellness services to all patients.
• Actively engage in all areas of Fusion to ensure patients experience seamless care and a consistent pharmacy experience across locations.
• Ensure prescription safety prioritizing technical functions to Pharmacy Registered Technicians and Assistants as required.
• Thoroughly understand all relevant corporate pharmacy service offerings/programs and provide each customer/patient with the program that meets their healthcare needs.
• Maintain current knowledge of pharmacy practice, regulatory requirements, and industry trends/developments; attend training as required.
• Adhere to all regulatory requirements, company policies, processes, and procedures (e.g., OHS, Loss Prevention, CQI).

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized institution.
• Must be a Licensed Pharmacist, in good standing, in the province of responsibility.
• Injection and First Aid Certification.
• Kroll software experience is preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Access to virtual health care platform and employee & family assistance program.
• A retirement and savings plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in‑store discount at our participating banners and access to a range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and development resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Paid vacation, eligible only after working a set number of hours or days.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

Please note: successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.