Pharmacy Student: Community Pharmacy Training

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Purchase discount program

Flexible schedules

Competitive pay

Online learning through Academy

Job summary

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. is offering a pharmacy student placement in a community setting in Vancouver. You will participate in pharmacy and customer service activities, acknowledge customers, and ensure privacy and consent are managed properly.

The program aims to expose students to practical pharmacy, enhance communication with patients and staff, and build knowledge of OTC products and disease state management while preparing for a retail pharmacy career.

Qualifications

• Expose students to the practice of pharmacy in a community setting.
• Enhance communication skills with patients, employees, and other health care workers.
• Enhance knowledge of OTC products, disease state management, drug therapy and patient counseling.
• Teach skills to manage a retail pharmacy and prepare future pharmacists.

Responsibilities

• Pharmacy and customer service duties in a community setting.
• Acknowledge all customers approaching the Pharmacy.
• Ensure privacy requirements are met including confidentiality and consent management.
• Be clearly identifiable to the public.

Skills

OTC knowledge

Patient counseling

Communication skills

Pharmacy operations

Education

Pharmacy student (P1/P2/P3) status

Job description

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. is offering a pharmacy student placement in a community setting in Vancouver. You will participate in pharmacy and customer service activities, acknowledge customers, and ensure privacy and consent are managed properly.

The program aims to expose students to practical pharmacy, enhance communication with patients and staff, and build knowledge of OTC products and disease state management while preparing for a retail pharmacy career.