Pharmacist – Portage la Prairie

Pharmasave Canada; Portage la Prairie; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Store discount

Paid vacation

Positive work environment

Job summary

Pharmasave Portage la Prairie is seeking a full-time Pharmacist to join a friendly team focused on patient-centered care in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The role involves dispensing, patient counseling, and collaboration with healthcare providers.

The successful candidate will hold a current Manitoba pharmacist license and participate in ongoing professional development while upholding the highest standards of practice in a community pharmacy setting.

Qualifications

• Active pharmacist licensure in Manitoba
• Excellent patient counseling and communication skills
• Ability to perform and supervise dispensing and medication history tasks

Responsibilities

• Support optimal patient care by providing friendly, professional service to customers
• Create, maintain and review patient profiles and medication histories
• Dispense medications accurately and ensure cross-verification where required
• Verify prescriptions for accuracy and ensure proper adjudication using POS systems
• Provide medication education and counselling per provincial standards
• Maintain documentation and filing procedures in compliance with regulations
• Ensure confidentiality and privacy of patient information
• Participate in staff meetings and training to maintain efficient workflow

Job description

Pharmasave Portage la Prairie is hiring a Full-Time Pharmacist. Be part of a team working together in an extremely friendly and positive environment with a focus on professional services.

Our mission at Pharmasave is to offer exceptional patient centered care in an inclusive and professional pharmacy. Our priority is the health and wellness of our patients and are committed to the full scope of the clinical practice of pharmacy.

Hours of operation are 9am-5:30pm Monday through Friday, 10am-1pm Saturday, and closed Sunday.

• Support optimal patient care by providing and supervising friendly, professional service to all customers
• Perform, supervise, and review the creation and maintenance of accurate patient profiles and medication history files
• Perform, supervise, and review drug preparation and distribution activities.
• Ensure that problems identified with individual prescriptions are addressed within the appropriate time frames
• Verify completed prescriptions for accuracy. Ensure personally filled prescriptions are cross-verified by another pharmacy team member where possible
• Perform, supervise, and review the accurate adjudication and sale of prescription and other purchases using the pharmacy software and point of sale (POS) systems
• Provide patient counseling on prescription and non-prescription medications in accordance with the standards of practice and provincial regulatory requirements
• Complete appropriate documentation and follow filing procedures
• Manage situations involving drug diversion or inappropriate use
• Document all medication incidents using the appropriate reporting protocols
• Maintain a safe productive work environment through compliance with quality control policies and procedures
• In partnership with patients and other health care providers, meet patients' drug-related needs to achieve safe and effective patient outcomes
• Provide customers with education and drug information to ensure safe and effective care and to promote health
• Document pharmacy services rendered, course of action and outcome achieved, as the direct result of providing professional services
• Build professional relationships with patients, customers, other health care providers, and industry members
• Supervise dispensary and store personnel to ensure delegated functions are carried out to meet accepted standards
• Comply with federal and provincial regulations along with store procedures to maintain the security of the narcotics, pharmaceuticals, and other store assets
• Ensure that customer confidentiality is maintained at all times in compliance with privacy legislation and professional standards
• Participate in staff meetings and training sessions and supervise the training of other dispensary staff as required to maintain efficient workflow within the dispensary and professional areas of the pharmacy
• Proof of current pharmacist licensure in Manitoba
• Continued professional competency through ongoing participation in professional development activities
• Professional attitude and the ability to communicate well with customers, co-workers, suppliers, and other members of the healthcare community
• Extended health and dental benefits
• Store discount
• Paid vacation
• Positive work environment

With over 900+ stores across the country, Pharmasave is one of Canada's leading independent pharmacy and drugstore retailers. Since being founded in 1981, Pharmasave has focused on building a national platform of community-based retail outlets designed to provide customers with exceptional service, products and advice.

Each Pharmasave store operates independently to serve its individual community, which ensures both programs and services tailored to the needs of customers and a commitment to helping all customers. Live Well With Pharmasave, Canada’s community pharmacy.

We thank all interested applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Address

308 E. Saskatchewan Ave
Portage la Prairie
R1N 0K8
MB

Contact

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Owners

Caitlin Giercke