pharmacy assistant

Pharmasave Canada; Sparwood; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Pharmasave Canada in Sparwood, BC, requires a dedicated team member to support pharmacists in a rural pharmacy setting. The role emphasizes accuracy, data entry, medication preparation, and inventory control at the on-site location.

Responsibilities include maintaining prescription records, ensuring client information is precise, and delivering reliable service with strong attention to detail. English language proficiency is assumed for daily duties.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate is required.
• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience in a related role is expected.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate.
• Enter client information in databases.
• Help pharmacists.
• Maintain prescription records.
• Prepare medications for clients.
• Organize and maintain inventory.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent oral communication

Organized

Reliability

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Job description

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Overview

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Languages

• English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Rural area
• Pharmacy or drugstore

Responsibilities

• Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate
• Enter client information in databases
• Help pharmacists
• Maintain prescription records
• Prepare medications for clients
• Organize and maintain inventory

Tasks

• Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate
• Enter client information in databases
• Help pharmacists
• Maintain prescription records
• Prepare medications for clients
• Organize and maintain inventory

Additional information

• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Organized
• Reliability

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth