Pharmacy Assistant in Central Fill Pharmacy

Walmart Canada Corp; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading retail corporation is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant in Edmonton to support the Pharmacist in prescription filling and administrative tasks. The role emphasizes superior customer service and involves maintaining inventory, performing clerical tasks, and ensuring workplace cleanliness. Pay ranges from $17.60 to $23.10 per hour, based on relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Key member in the delivery of customer service.
• Assist the Pharmacist with technical aspects of prescription filling.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment.

Responsibilities

• Receive and assess prescriptions from patients.
• Perform computer functions as directed by the Pharmacist.
• Fill prescriptions under the Pharmacist’s supervision.
• Maintain inventory control and assist in stock management.
• Conduct general housekeeping and maintain workspace cleanliness.
• Organize clerical tasks including filing and administrative support.
• Assist with OTC operations and cashier duties.

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 (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 (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 under the Pharmacist’s supervision, selecting appropriate products, performing the accuracy program (7‑point, visual and DIN checks), selecting and counting/measuring and 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 the Pharmacist in maintaining appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies, checking for and pulling expired medications at least monthly, cleaning up the will‑call bin of stale prescriptions regularly, writing up returns, ordering drugs and supplies, using preferred wholesalers for pharmacy purchases, operating the Telxon gun, checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders, zoning the pharmacy shelves, X‑ing bottles when opened, and handling 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 a clean/safe work environment as part of the team approach (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 (journals, accounts receivable, aged trial balance).
• Assisting with OTC operations and ordering, stocking, cashier duties as assigned by the OTC Manager and/or Pharmacist.

Pay Range: $17.60 – $23.10/hr. Rate of pay will be determined based on relevant experience.

Minimum Qualifications

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location: 1203 PARSON RD NW, EDMONTON, AB T6N 0A9, Canada

Walmart will accommodate the disability‑related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

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