Registered Pharmacy Technician

Loblaw Companies Limited; Niagara Falls; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Loblaw Companies Limited is seeking a licensed Pharmacy Technician to support our pharmacy operations in Niagara Falls, Ontario. You will assist with prescriptions, vaccinations, and patient services, while upholding privacy and accuracy in all processes.

This role emphasizes maintaining records, performing inventory tasks, and ensuring high-quality customer interactions. A strong commitment to professionalism and compliance with licensing bodies is essential for success.

Qualifications

• Registered pharmacy technician certification and active licensure.
• Certification for the administration of injections.
• High level of professionalism.
• Knowledge of professional discipline, technical specialties, related process.
• Leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to handle cash accurately.
• Experience with HealthWatch is an asset.
• Respect for the confidential and individual rights of our customers.
• Ability to effectively communicate one on one and over the telephone with coworkers, supervisors, suppliers, prescribers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Receive customer prescriptions, gather all necessary information, ensure completeness of information.
• Maintain patient and drug information files.
• Check pharmaceutical products prepared by another regulated pharmacy technician or by unregulated pharmacy personnel, including specialized pharmacy packaging.
• Confirm accuracy and completeness of pharmaceutical products prepared for release.
• Administer vaccines when required.
• Preparation of prescription labels, affixing prescription, and auxiliary labels to prescription container.
• Reconciling accounts and collecting outstanding monies from patients where necessary.
• Retrieving, counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, mixing & reconstitution of medications.
• Administer vaccines where permitted.
• Clarify prescriptions where permitted.
• Price prescriptions, prepare receipts, invoices, letters, memos, & general filing.
• Stock medications and related supplies, rotate & monitor stock.
• Maintaining perpetual inventory system in Healthwatch.
• Maintain customer privacy & confidentiality.

Skills

Pharmacy technician

Injection certification

Professionalism

Confidentiality

Customer service

Cash handling

Leadership

Communication

Regulatory licensing

HealthWatch

Tools

HealthWatch system

Job description

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country’s largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

Here at Loblaw, we take pride and ownership in helping Canadians live life well. We're looking for talented colleagues who are passionate about providing an exceptional shopping experience for our Pharmacy customers and delighting them every step of the way! We can offer progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and a great benefits package! Come share our vision and passion in delivering a superior customer experience. Be a part of our growing Health & Wellness philosophy that includes Pharmacy, Medical and Optical services.

This position reports to the Pharmacy Manager and is to aid the pharmacy in the production of prescriptions and provide optimal customer service. Participate actively in growing prescription and OTC sales.

Please provide Proof of OCP Licensure with Application (OCP License number)

What you'll do

• Receive customer prescriptions, gather all necessary information, ensure completeness of information

• Maintain patient & drug information files

• Check pharmaceutical products prepared by another regulated pharmacy technician or by unregulated pharmacy personnel, including specialized pharmacy packaging

• Confirm accuracy and completeness of pharmaceutical products prepared for release

• Administer vaccines when required

• Preparation of prescription labels, affixing prescription, and auxiliary labels to prescription container

• Reconciling accounts and collecting outstanding monies from patients where necessary

• Retrieving, counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, mixing & reconstitution of medications

• Administer vaccines where permitted

• Clarify prescriptions where permitted

• Price prescriptions, prepare receipts, invoices, letters, memos, & general filing

• Stock medications and related supplies, rotate & monitor stock

• Maintaining perpetual inventory system in Healthwatch

• Maintain customer privacy & confidentiality

What you'll need:

• Registered pharmacy technician certification and maintained registration with appropriate pharmacy licensing body (Membership in good standing with no cautions or previous findings)

• Certification for the administration of injections

• High level of professionalism

• Knowledge of professional discipline, technical specialties, related process

• Leadership and organizational skills

• Excellent customer service skills and ability to handle cash accurately

• Experience with HealthWatch is an asset

• Respect for the confidential and individual rights of our customers

• Ability to effectively communicate one on one and over the telephone with coworkers, supervisors, suppliers, prescribers, and customers

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars - Environment, Sourcing and Community - and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values - Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence - guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits - these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note

Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l'embauche :

$22.10 - $30.30 / 22,10$ - 30,30$ (per hour / de l'heure)

A candidate's experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L'expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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