Pharmacy Assistant PT Central Fill

Walmar; Surrey; On-site; CAD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmar in Surrey, BC is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to support the Pharmacist with prescription filling and administrative duties. You will assist with receiving prescriptions, data entry, price checks, labeling, and filing while helping maintain stock and OTC operations.

This role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and teamwork to deliver quality patient care. Join a collaborative pharmacy team committed to customer service excellence and efficient operations in a busy community

Qualifications

• Receiving prescriptions from patients following provincial regulations.
• Performing computer data entry, price checks and patient information updates.
• Filling prescriptions under pharmacist supervision with accuracy checks.
• Maintaining inventory and stocking drugs and supplies.
• Clerical organization: filing, invoices and reports.
• Assisting with OTC operations and cashier duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Receiving prescriptions and verifying completeness per provincial rules.
• Data entry, price checks and updating patient profiles in the system.
• Accurate filling of prescriptions under pharmacist supervision with checks.
• Maintaining stock levels and monthly expiry reviews.
• Cleaning, organizing the dispensary and ensuring a safe work environment.
• Handling clerical tasks and OTC cashier duties as directed.

Skills

Data entry

Price check

Prescription processing

Dosage calculations

Inventory control

Customer service

Tools

Telxon gun

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...1. Receiving prescriptions from patients, following provincial legal/regulatory conditions and assessing the prescription for completeness i.e. Name; Address; DOB; Allergies; 3rd Party Information; Any Special Requests; Prescriber; Generic/Brand; Prioritizing Prescriptions with 21st Century Guidelines.2. Performing Computer Functions as directed by the Pharmacist i.e. 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.3. Filling prescriptions (always under the Pharmacist’s supervision), selecting appropriate products, performing the accuracy program, including 7 point, Visual and DIN checks, selecting and counting/ measuring & 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.4. Maintaining Inventory Control, assisting Pharmacist in maintaining appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies, checking for and pulling expired medications at least monthly, cleaning up Will Call Bin of 'stale' prescriptions on a regular basis, writing up returns, ordering of drugs and supplies, using preferred wholesaler for Pharmacy purchases as much as possible i.e. Kohl and Frisch, operating of the Telxon gun, checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders, zoning the pharmacy shelves, 'X- ing' bottles when opened and interchangeable drug knowledge and appropriate maintenance/selection of key brands/preferred generics.5. General Housekeeping, stocking Prescription filling supplies (Vials, labels, bags), keeping the dispensary clean, organized and neat, maintaining clean/safe work environment as part of the team approach (i.e. dishes, garbage) and maintaining & cleaning packaging & dispensing equipment, computer, fax machine, etc.6. Clerical Organization, filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence and memos and completing any administrative support functions assigned (i.e. journals, accounts receivable, Aged Trial Balance).7. Assisting with OTC Operations and ordering, stocking, cashier duties as assigned by OTC Manager and/or Pharmacist.The pay range for this position is $17.60 - $23.10/hr. Rate of pay will be determined based on relevant experience.L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 17.60 à 23.10 $/h. . La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.ㅤMinimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.Age – 16 or olderPreferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.Primary Location…2355 160 ST, SURREY, BC V3S 9N6, Canada