Pharmacist - Port Colborne, ON

Lever, Inc.; Port Colborne; Remote; CAD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

PharmaChoice is seeking a dedicated Pharmacist to join our healthcare team in a retail setting, focusing on safe medication use and patient education. You will collaborate with professionals to provide comprehensive medication management and health counseling.

Responsibilities include counseling, ensuring prescription accuracy, privacy compliance, and community health engagement while maintaining records and upholding professional standards nationally and provincially.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution.
• Active pharmacist license in Ontario.
• Experience using Kroll Software.
• Excellent communication with a focus on patient care and education.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and staying current with industry advancements.
• Valid license to practice in Ontario.
• Independent thinking and decision making.
• Plan, coordinate and delegate assignments and provide coaching to Pharmacy colleagues.
• Prioritize activities quickly in response to changing initiatives.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service.
• Superior customer relations and professionalism.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to execute action plans.
• Strong computing skills; knowledge of Pharmacy systems is a plus.
• Adherence to Health & Safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Practice within federal/provincial regulatory requirements and uphold professional standards.
• Ensure privacy requirements and confidentiality.
• Counsel on prescriptions, OTC products, and health issues with guidance on interactions and dosages.
• Work to full extent of expanded scope with Professional Services.
• Ensure accuracy of all prescriptions dispensed.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals for optimal patient care.
• Maintain records per legislation and policy, including controlled substances.
• Promote health, educate customers, and engage with the community.
• Resolve customer needs promptly with healthcare providers.
• Control access to the dispensary and manage inventory confidentiality.
• Manage daily Workflow Queues and stock expiry reviews.
• Document and report controlled substances as required.
• Prepare, package, store, and handle vaccines and other drugs as needed.
• Place inventory in appropriate locations.
• Communicate issues at shift change to the team.
• File incident reports for medication or privacy incidents.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team collaboration

Professional development

Problem-solving

Patient care focus

Customer service

Education

Pharmacy degree

Ontario pharmacist license

Tools

Kroll Software

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Pharmacist to join our healthcare team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the safe and effective use of medications in a retail setting, with a focus on patient care. The Pharmacist will collaborate with healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive medication management and patient education.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Practice within federal/provincial, regulatory/legal requirements, provincial Code of Ethics, Standards of * Practice, and Policies, demonstrating professional integrity and acting to uphold a high level of professional standard of practice
• Ensure all privacy requirements are met, including customer confidentiality and consent management
• Provide counselling on prescriptions, over the counter/behind the counter products and all health-related issues, including but not limited to indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
• Practice to full extent of expanded scope with Professional Services, within your capability
• Ensure accuracy and appropriateness of all prescriptions dispensed
• Communicate with other health care professionals within the circle of care to provide optimal customer care
• Maintain all records required in accordance with legislation, standards of practice, and policy, i.e. customer records, narcotic and controlled drug records
• Promote health and wellness and educate customers and as appropriate, engage with customers both in and outside the store through community events, clinics etc.
• Provide timely and positive resolutions to customer needs and requests from other healthcare providers
• Control access to the dispensary with respect to inventory and patient confidentiality
• Review and maintain Workflow Queues on a daily basis
• Review of stock to identify expired inventory
• 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 as necessary is completed
• Ensure proper preparation, packaging, distribution and storage of all inventory including those that require special handling and training, these could include but are not limited to vaccines, serums, biological and other drugs and pharmaceuticals
• Ensure inventory is placed in appropriate areas
• At shift change, communicate all outstanding issues to corresponding team members
• File incident reports when any customer or staff medication or privacy incidents occur (actual, and near-misses)

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution.
• Active pharmacist license in Ontario
• Experience in using Kroll Software
• Excellent communication skills with a focus on patient care and education.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and staying current with industry advancements.
• Valid license to practice in Ontario
• Independent thinking and decision making - makes decisions when dealing with issues or problems
• Plan, coordinate and delegate assignments and provide coaching to Pharmacy colleagues
• Prioritize activities quickly in response to changing initiatives
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• 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

$60 - $70 an hour

At PharmaChoice, we see the pharmacist’s role as that of a recognized community leader, whose commitment to their patients makes them an important member of their patient’s health care team. At the core of PharmaChoice is our belief that local business is the foundation of a strong community. Today, this commitment is stronger than ever. We exist to celebrate the independence of more than 1,100 locations across Canada. Each location is unique and tailored to the community it serves.