pharmacy technical assistant

Overview

Languages: English

Education

• College/CEGEP

Experience

Experience an asset

Work Setting

• Willing to relocate
• Pharmacy or drugstore

On-site: Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Enter client information in databases
• Help pharmacists
• Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
• Maintain prescription records
• Position patients for treatments by chiropractor or machine
• Prepare medications for clients
• Repair, build and modify prosthetic or orthotic appliances or footwear
• Set up and dismantle equipment
• Supervise and direct activities of other medical technologists or technicians
• Apply and adjust casts, splints and bandages
• Assemble or build prosthetic and orthotic appliances according to drawings, measurements and plaster casts
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
• Design and fabricate ocular implants
• Help with scheduling and workflow
• Bill third party insurers
• Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
• Clean and restore ocular prostheses

Additional Information

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Manual dexterity
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye coordination
• Physically demanding
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal Suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player