Pharmacy Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading retail corporation is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. The successful candidate will assist the Pharmacist with prescription filling and perform various administrative duties to enhance patient care. Responsibilities include receiving prescriptions, maintaining inventory, and managing clerical tasks. This position is ideal for someone with strong organizational and customer service skills. Offers a pay range of CAD 20.15 - 26.42 per hour based on experience.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist Pharmacist in prescription filling and administrative duties.
• Maintain inventory control and housekeeping in the pharmacy.
• Perform data entry and manage clerical organization.

Skills

Customer service skills

Data entry

Inventory control

Prescription filling

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 i.e. 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 i.e. 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, 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.
• 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 as much as possible i.e. Kohl and Frisch, operating of the Telxon gun, checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders, zoning the pharmacy shelves, 'X- ing' bottles when opened and 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 clean/safe work environment as part of the team approach (i.e. 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 (i.e. journals, accounts receivable, Aged Trial Balance).
• Assisting with OTC Operations and ordering, stocking, cashier duties as assigned by OTC Manager and/or Pharmacist.

The pay range for this position is $20.15 - $26.42/hr. Rate of pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

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

100 Stonebridge Blvd, Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 0C1, Canada