Pharmacy Assistant - CPS

Shoppers Drug Mart; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Great benefits

Employee discount of 30% on in-store-p

Job summary

Central Pharmacy Services, a division of Loblaw/Shoppers Drug Mart, is hiring a Pharmacy Assistant in Richmond Hill to support prescription processing in a fast-paced environment. You will prepare and package medications, operate automation equipment, and maintain accurate records to ensure patient safety.

This full-time role offers fixed shifts (Sun-Thu 6am-2pm) with holiday/weekend coverage, competitive pay, customizable benefits, and a 30% in-store employee discount.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced environments, preferably pharmacy or manufacturing.
• High attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
• Positive, cooperative, and patient-safety focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and package medications according to standards.
• Operate prescription automation equipment for packaging
• Enter and maintain data accurately in systems
• Prioritize prescriptions within workflow
• Deliver completed prescriptions to designated areas and maintain cleanliness

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Attention to detail

Team-oriented

Education

Pharmacy Technician Diploma

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:

100 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 1J6

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

Why this role is important?

A Pharmacy Assistant (PA) plays a critical role in CPS operations by supporting efficient prescription processing, maintaining workflow continuity, and enabling Registered Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists to focus on their specialized responsibilities. PAs contribute directly to operational productivity, prescription turnaround times, and service delivery, making them essential to workforce efficiency, scalability, and CPS’s ability to meet growing prescription volumes while maintaining quality and patient safety.

We are hiring a Pharmacy Assistant in our AM Vials team. The scheduled shift will be Sunday to Thursday (6am-2pm) with requirements to work some statutory holidays and weekends and be flexible to cover other shifts based on business needs.

What you'll do

• Work in fast paced manufacturing environment to prepare and package medications as per Pharmacy Standards of Practice, ensuring all relevant information and documentation are complete
• Operate and maintain the prescription automation equipment used to generate and produce weekly compliance packs or vials for client pharmacies
• Prepare each prescription quickly and accurately
• Prepare prescriptions for delivery
• Accurately enter and maintain appropriate data within the applicable systems
• Ensure prescriptions are prioritized correctly by the workflow
• 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
• 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

• Experience working in fast paced paced physical environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, manufacturing or pharmacy, where high attention to detail and accuracy is essential
• Detail oriented and ability to prioritize work assignments
• Ability to adapt to change
• Ability to work on feet and maneuver quickly and consistently for extended periods of time
• Positive, cooperative, and team-oriented attitude
• Pharmacy Technician Diploma from accredited college, but not required

Employment Type

Full time

Type of Role

Regular

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$17.95 - $23.65 / 17,95$ - 23,65$ (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 a newly created position. 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 nouvellement créé. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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