Pharmacy Assistant

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Alberta is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant for the Peter Lougheed Centre. The position involves preparing and distributing medications and supporting pharmaceutical care within a secure environment. Candidates must have at least a Grade 12 education, relevant pharmacy experience, and the ability to work flexible hours, including weekends. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to effective patient care in a collaborative team setting.

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Graduate of a recognized pharmacy assistant program and/or a minimum of 1 year hospital experience or 2 years retail experience.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and occasionally 50 lbs.
• Must be able to stand and walk for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Support pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical care.
• Prepare and distribute medications.
• Maintain medication inventory levels.
• Communicate with nursing staff and deliver pharmaceuticals.

Skills

Motivated team player

Ability to lift up to 30 lbs

Flexible availability

Customer service skills

Education

Completion of Grade 12

Graduate of recognized pharmacy assistant program

Tools

Epic (Connect Care) system

Job description

Your Opportunity

Ready to make a difference in healthcare? Join us as a Pharmacy Assistant in Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC), where you'll support pharmacists, healthcare professionals, correctional staff, and external partners in providing essential pharmaceutical care to support safe and effective patient care. Working in a secure environment under the supervision of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, you’ll help prepare and distribute medications using automated and computerized systems. As a Pharmacy Assistant, your duties include medication preparation, repackaging, administrative and customer service tasks such as answering phones, assisting customers, and data entry. Other responsibilities include accurate stocking of medication carts, receiving Pharmacy Department orders, accurate record keeping, communicating with nursing staff, and delivery of pharmaceuticals throughout the hospital.

We are looking for an individual who is a motivated, self‑directed team player who thrives both independently and collaboratively. This role involves walking and standing for long periods of time, lifting up to 30 lbs. regularly (and occasionally up to 50 lbs.), repetitive bending, pushing, pulling, twisting, and carrying. Flexible availability of working including weekdays, evenings, and weekends is required.

Description

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will be responsible for the packaging, distributing, shipping medications and the management and replenishment of medication inventory levels under the general supervision of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

• Classification: Pharmacy Assistant
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Pharmacy
• Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi‑Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 21‑NOV‑2025
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 01‑DEC‑2025
• Temporary End Date: 26‑SEP‑2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 13
• Shifts per cycle: 65
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $22.55
• Maximum Salary: $25.90
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Graduate of a recognized pharmacy assistant program and/or a minimum of 1 year hospital experience or 2 years retail experience within the last five years.
• Required to lift up to 30 lbs. and occasionally 50 lb., push/pull carts, twisting, and repetitive bending.
• Must be able to stand and walk for long periods at a time.
• Pharmaceutical deliveries will be required to all areas within the hospitals and correction sites.
• Flexible availability of working including weekdays, evenings, and weekends is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Pharmacy Drug Formulary is an asset.
• Inpatient hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.
• Experience using the Epic (Connect Care) system is preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience handling narcotics.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in inventory management.
• PLC experience is preferred.