Pharmacy Assistant II - PT

Lawtons Drugs; New Glasgow; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Lawtons Drugs in New Glasgow, NS seeks a friendly Pharmacy Assistant to join our patient‑centered team. You’ll help with prescription entry, processing in-store and phone requests, and supporting medication delivery while upholding our standards of care.

The ideal candidate has a Pharmacy Assistant Diploma or equivalent, strong attention to detail, and the ability to multi‑task in a fast‑paced environment. Previous pharmacy experience is an asset and reliability is essential.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy Assistant Diploma preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with pharmacy standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assemble prescriptions and enter data.
• Process in-person and telephone prescription requests.
• Promote Profile programs.
• Pharmacy compounding tasks.
• Pill Pack Assembly and filing prescriptions.
• Manage drug orders, supplies, and stock levels.
• Coordinate scheduling of professional clinical services (e.g., med reviews).
• Perform administrative duties: cycle counts, narcotic counts, returns to stock.
• Support pharmacy operations as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Independent work in fast-paced env

Adhere to company standards

Education

Pharmacy Assistant Diploma

Job description

Ready to start fresh?

We are passionate about taking care of the health and well-being of individuals and families in our communities.

You’ll be part of our pharmacy team that’s committed to providing exceptional patient-centered care and exceeding patients’ expectations. We are looking for friendly, knowledgeable, and professional individuals to join our team who will make meeting the health needs of our patients their top priority.

Here’s where you’ll have an impact:

• Prescription assembly – data entry
• Process customer transactions (receive and release prescriptions)
• Receive in-person and telephone refill requests and record deliveries
• Promote Profile programs
• Compounding
• Pill Pack Assembly
• Filing prescriptions, ordering and replenishing supplies, cleaning
• Drug order creation and receiving
• Schedule professional clinical services (i.e. medication reviews, health risk assessments, disease state managements etc.)
• BTC management
• Administrative Duties: cycle counts, narcotic counts, return to stocks, TML’s, manual third parties
• Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards
• Assist with other pharmacy operations as required

What you bring to the table:

• Preferred: Pharmacy Assistant Diploma from a recognized post-secondary institute
• Previous pharmacy experience is an asset
• Excellent attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards