Pharmacy Assistant: Precision & Patient Care

Safeway; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Safeway in Vancouver is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to support daily pharmacy operations with accuracy and patient-focused service. You will handle prescription entry, transactions, and refills while maintaining high standards of safety and compliance.

The role requires attention to detail, the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, and the initiative to work collaboratively with pharmacy staff to ensure timely patient care and seamless operations.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards.
• Strong, friendly, professional communication with patients and team members.

Responsibilities

• 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 (medication reviews, health risk assessments, disease state managements)
• BTC management
• Administrative duties: cycle counts, narcotic counts, return to stocks, TML’s, manual third parties
• Assist with other pharmacy operations as required

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Independent work

Customer service

Education

Pharmacy Assistant Diploma

Job description

Safeway in Vancouver is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to support daily pharmacy operations with accuracy and patient-focused service. You will handle prescription entry, transactions, and refills while maintaining high standards of safety and compliance.

The role requires attention to detail, the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, and the initiative to work collaboratively with pharmacy staff to ensure timely patient care and seamless operations.