Pharmacy Assistant

Walmart; Alberta; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading retail chain is looking for a Pharmacy Assistant in Alberta, Canada. In this role, you will assist the Pharmacist with prescription filling and administrative tasks, ensuring customer service excellence. Responsibilities include maintaining inventory, clerical duties, and housekeeping tasks to support pharmacy operations. The pay range for this position is $17.60 to $23.10 per hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years or older.
• Experience in a pharmacy setting preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in prescription filling and administrative duties.
• Maintain inventory control and cleanliness in the pharmacy.
• Perform clerical organization and assist with OTC operations.

Skills

Customer service

Pharmacy operations knowledge

Attention to detail

Job description

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Assistant assists the Pharmacist in the technical aspects of prescription filling and administrative duties in order to increase the Pharmacist's opportunity to provide patient care. The Pharmacy Assistant is expected to participate in all aspects of Pharmacy Operations required of a team player. They are a key member in the delivery of superior customer service.

What you’ll do

• Receiving prescriptions from patients, following provincial legal/regulatory conditions and assessing the prescription for completeness (e.g., name, address, DOB, allergies, 3rd party information, any special requests, prescriber, generic/brand). Prioritizing prescriptions with 21st Century Guidelines.
• Performing computer functions as directed by the Pharmacist (data entry, price check, patient information entry/update, competent interpretation and processing of written prescriptions including Latin abbreviations, drug name recognition, dosage calculations, refills, report generation, patient profile checks).
• Filling prescriptions (always under the Pharmacist’s supervision), selecting appropriate products, performing the accuracy program including 7‑point checks, visual and DIN checks, selecting and counting/measuring and preparing appropriate products, labeling and organizing for pharmacist checking, gaining necessary approvals for verbal refills, employing 'STOP' forms where applicable, and facilitating all aspects of cognitive services.
• Maintaining inventory control, assisting the Pharmacist in maintaining appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies, checking for and pulling expired medications at least monthly, cleaning up the Will‑Call bin of stale prescriptions regularly, writing up returns, ordering drugs and supplies, using the preferred wholesaler (e.g., Kohl & Frisch), operating the Telxon gun, checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders, zoning the pharmacy shelves, and maintaining interchangeable drug knowledge and appropriate maintenance/selection of key brands/preferred generics.
• General housekeeping: stocking prescription‑filling supplies (vials, labels, bags), keeping the dispensary clean, organized and neat, maintaining a clean/safe work environment (e.g., dishes, garbage), and maintaining & cleaning packaging & dispensing equipment, computer, fax machine, etc.
• Clerical organization: filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence and memos and completing any administrative support functions assigned (e.g., journals, accounts receivable, aged trial balance).
• Assisting with OTC operations and ordering, stocking, cashier duties as assigned by the OTC Manager and/or Pharmacist.

The pay range for this position is $17.60 – $23.10/hr. Rate of pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 17.60 à 23.10 $/h. La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.

Minimum Qualifications

• Age – 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

Walmart will accommodate the disability‑related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location

15 Quarry Street West, Cochrane, AB T4C 0W5, Canada

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