Pharmacy Assistant

Walmart; Brantford; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail corporation is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant in Brantford, Ontario. The role involves assisting the Pharmacist with prescription filling, maintaining inventory, and ensuring superior customer service. Applicants must be at least 16 years old. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment dedicated to patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be 16 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Assist Pharmacist with prescription filling and administrative duties.
• Receive and assess prescriptions from patients.
• Perform computer functions as directed by Pharmacist.
• Fill prescriptions under Pharmacist's supervision.
• Maintain inventory control and assist with drug orders.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization of the dispensary.
• Organize clerical tasks and provide administrative support.

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

1. Receiving prescriptions from patients, following provincial legal/regulatory conditions and assessing the prescription for completeness (Name; Address; DOB; Allergies; 3rd Party Information; Any Special Requests; Prescriber; Generic/Brand; Prioritizing Prescriptions with 21st Century Guidelines).
2. 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).
3. Filling prescriptions (always under the Pharmacist’s supervision), selecting appropriate products, performing the accuracy program (including 7 point, Visual and DIN checks), selecting and counting/measuring & preparing appropriate products, labeling and organizing for pharmacist checking, gaining necessary approvals for verbal refills where authorized, employing "STOP" forms if applicable and facilitating all aspects of Cognitive Services).
4. Maintaining inventory control, assisting Pharmacist in maintaining appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies, checking for and pulling expired medications at least monthly, cleaning up Will Call Bin of "stale" prescriptions on a regular basis, writing up returns, ordering of drugs and supplies, using preferred wholesaler for Pharmacy purchases where possible (e.g., Kohl and Frisch), operating the Telxon gun, checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders, shelving organization, and interchangeable drug knowledge and appropriate maintenance/selection of key brands/preferred generics.
5. General housekeeping, stocking prescription filling supplies (vials, labels, bags), keeping the dispensary clean, organized and neat, maintaining a clean/safe work environment as part of the team approach (i.e., dishes, garbage) and maintaining & cleaning packaging & dispensing equipment, computer, fax machine, etc.
6. Clerical organization, filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence and memos and completing any administrative support functions assigned (i.e., journals, accounts receivable, Aged Trial Balance).
7. Assisting with OTC operations and ordering, stocking, cashier duties as assigned by OTC Manager and/or Pharmacist.

Minimum Qualifications

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Age – 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

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

Primary Location 1-300 King George Rd, Brantford, ON N3R 5L7, Canada