Pharmacy Assistant

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

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking 5 Pharmacy Assistants to join their Central Production Pharmacy operations. The role is crucial for preparing medications, managing inventory, and ensuring patient care standards are met. Candidates should be detail-oriented and capable of working in a team environment while adhering to confidentiality and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or hospital pharmacy required.
• Knowledge of automated pharmaceutical packaging machines preferred.

Responsibilities

• Package, label, and transport medications between departments.
• Assist with inventory management and maintain department standards.
• Perform clerical tasks and support training of new team members.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent

Graduate of recognized pharmacy assistant program

Job description

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Your Opportunity:

Are you ready to make a real impact in healthcare? We’re hiring 5 Pharmacy Assistants to support our Central Production Pharmacy operations. Under the guidance of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, you will play a key role in preparing medications and supporting pharmacy operations to ensure patients receive safe, timely care. This position may require occasional travel between sites. As the successful candidate, you will be familiar with pharmacy office equipment, utilize your strong verbal and written communications skills, be detailed orientated with great organizational and problem-solving skills. Be part of a team where your professionalism and respectful nature who values confidentiality and accuracy. You will also have the ability to lift (up to 30 lbs. regularly, 50 lbs. occasionally), bend, and stand/sit for extended periods during your shift. In this role you will have the opportunity to package, label, and transport medications between departments, manage wardstock - fill, order, and receive inventory per guidelines, assist with non-sterile prep for sterile products, monitor inventory and remove expired products, handle clerical tasks like processing reports, charging/crediting medications, and filing. Additional duties include supporting unit-based tasks like labeling and communicating with care teams, keeping equipment clean and maintained, and participating in quality assurance activities. You’ll also help train new team members and pharmacy students while maintaining internal certifications and performance standards.

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.

Acute Care Alberta: N Primary Care Alberta: N Recovery Alberta: N Classification: Pharmacy Assistant Union: AUPE GSS Unit and Program: Pharmacy Primary Location: Pharmacy Central Production Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 25-JUN-2025 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 14-JUL-2025 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 20 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.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Graduate of recognized pharmacy assistant program and/or 1-year recent (within the last year) retail or hospital pharmacy experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Connect care experience is preferred. Knowledge of automated pharmaceutical packaging machines.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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