Pharmacy Assistant - CPS

Loblaw Companies Limited; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Great Benefits

Employee Discount 30%

Licensing assistance

Sign-On Bonus

Relocation Support

Job summary

Loblaw Companies Limited, via Central Pharmacy Services, is hiring a Pharmacy Technician for a temporary with benefits role in Burnaby, BC. The position supports a high-tech central fill environment with stable shifts and patient-focused service.

You will work in a fast-paced retail pharmacy setting, handling prescriptions, data entry, and inventory under supervision, with training and licensing support potential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• Pharmacy Technician Diploma from an accredited college is preferred but not required.
• Experience in a retail pharmacy environment is desirable.
• Exposure to hospital or long-term care pharmacy is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and package medications as per Pharmacy Standards of Practice, ensuring all relevant information and documentation are complete.
• Accurately enter and maintain appropriate data within the applicable systems.
• Ensure prescriptions are prioritized correctly by the workflow.
• Prepare each prescription quickly and accurately.
• Prepare prescriptions for delivery.
• Ensure all privacy requirements are met, including customer confidentiality.
• May be required to perform inventory management under the direction and supervision of the pharmacist.
• Maintain proper storage of medications within the pharmacy.
• Ensure stock bottles are put away by the established workflow.
• Put away pharmacy inventory in the appropriate location by the established workflow.
• Ensure stock rotation is completed and the expired product is removed from the shelf and returned by standard operating procedures.
• Operate and maintain the prescription automation equipment used to generate and produce weekly compliance packs or vials for client pharmacies.
• Ensure that the prescription automation equipment has necessary supply of proper accessories to prepare the prescriptions.
• Clean and maintain the prescription automation equipment when necessary to ensure optimal performance.
• Ensure adequate stock of pharmacy supplies and materials required for packaging and workflow.
• Maintain an organized work area, including medication shelves and workstation cleanliness.
• Ensure compliance with safety and privacy regulations.
• Deliver completed prescriptions/products to designated areas according to schedule.
• Maintain a professional and inclusive work environment.
• Support a respectful and collaborative team culture with attention to accuracy and patient safety.

Skills

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Customer service

Adaptable

Education

High School Diploma

Pharmacy Technician Diploma

Hospital/Long Term Care exposure

Job description

Referred applicants must not apply directly to this role. All referred applicants must use their unique referral link generated when they are referred by an existing colleague.

Location

102-7635 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5J 0B8

Looking for a career that offers a peaceful and high-tech work environment? Look no further than Central Pharmacy Services, - where tranquility and innovation go hand in hand. Our workplace is not only pristine, contemporary, and driven by technology where you can enjoy stable fixed shifts and a predictable schedule, that brings balance to your work-life.

At Central Pharmacy Services, we are the catalyst for the Future of Pharmacy. Shoppers Drug Mart is undergoing an unprecedented transformation that will revolutionize healthcare across Canada, and our CPS team is right at the heart of this remarkable change! We are committed to creating most streamlined and versatile central fill network in the country – let’s bring this vision to life together!

Why join us at Central Services?

Central Pharmacy Services is a division of Loblaw/Shoppers Drug Mart that centrally fills prescriptions for patients and provides other prescription processing services. By streamlining these crucial functions, we enable Pharmacists and their teams at Shoppers Drug Mart locations to focus on what is important – the patient! We pride ourselves on having a great team spirit.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Pay
• Great Benefits that are highly customizable and include a vacation purchase option
• Employee Discount of 30% on in store purchases
• Potential licensing assistance to financially support licensing costs (role dependent)
• Sign-On Bonus’ and Relocation Support

Why this role is important?

What You’ll Do

• Prepare and package medications as per Pharmacy Standards of Practice, ensuring all relevant information and documentation are complete
• Accurately enter and maintain appropriate data within the applicable systems
• Ensure prescriptions are prioritized correctly by the workflow
• Prepare each prescription quickly and accurately
• Prepare prescriptions for delivery
• Ensure all privacy requirements are met, including customer confidentiality
• May be required to perform inventory management under the direction and supervision of the pharmacist
• Maintain proper storage of medications within the pharmacy
• Ensure stock bottles are put away by the established workflow
• Put away pharmacy inventory in the appropriate location by the established workflow
• Ensure stock rotation is completed and the expired product is removed from the shelf and returned by standard operating procedures
• Operate and maintain the prescription automation equipment used to generate and produce weekly compliance packs or vials for client pharmacies
• Ensure that the prescription automation equipment has necessary supply of proper accessories (e.g. blister, labels, vials) to prepare the prescriptions
• Clean and maintain the prescription automation equipment when necessary to ensure optimal performance
• Ensure adequate stock of pharmacy supplies and materials required for packaging and workflow
• Maintain an organized work area, including medication shelves and workstation cleanliness
• Ensure compliance with safety and privacy regulations
• Deliver completed prescriptions/products to designated areas according to schedule.
• Maintain a professional and inclusive work environment.
• Support a respectful and collaborative team culture with attention to accuracy and patient safety

What you bring:

• Excellent communication skills and customer service skills
• Detail oriented and ability to prioritize work assignments
• Ability to adapt to change
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment where high attention to detail and accuracy is essential
• Ability to work and maneuver quickly and consistently for extended periods of time
• Positive, cooperative, and team-oriented attitude
• High School Diploma
• Exposure to Hospital or Long Term Care Pharmacy
• Experience working in a retail pharmacy environment
• Pharmacy Technician Diploma from accredited college, but not required

Employment Type

Full time

Type Of Role

Temporary with Benefits (Fixed Term)

Hiring Range / Échelle Salariale à L’embauche

$17.85 - $24.20 / 17,85$ - 24,20$ (per hour / de l’heure)

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.