Part-time Casual Pharmacy Assistant
6 months ago
**Company description**
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy has been delivering unrivaled compassionate, personalized care to Canadians for 25 years. Every aspect of The Medicine Shoppe is designed with your health in mind. "Your health. Our priority" is more than just a tag line─it’s the reason our pharmacist-owners choose to practice under the Medicine Shoppe brand. A dedicated focus on health care products and services coupled with a warm, welcoming environment make The Medicine Shoppe the pharmacy of choice for patients from coast to coast.
**Job description**
We are seeking a Part-time Casual Pharmacy Assistant to work in an professional and community oriented pharmacy at Medicine Shoppe #409 located at 1470 Prairie Avenue in Port Coquitlam, BC. **No pharmacy experience required** as will train on the job. This is a **great opportunity for those seeking to gain experience in a healthcare field.**
Assist the Pharmacist/Owner in the preparation of prescriptions which includes:
a) Receiving prescriptions from patients: Following provincial legal/regulatory conditions, The assistant helps in assessing the prescription for completeness i.e. Name; Address; birthday; Allergies; Prescription third Party Information; Any Special Requests; Prescriber; Generic/Brand;
b) Performing Computer Functions as directed by the Pharmacist. This includes: 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.
c) Filling prescriptions Under the supervision of the Pharmacist/Owner, The Pharmacy Assistant selects appropriate products as per prescription; Performs accuracy checks, including Visual and DIN checks as well as profile checks; Selects and counts/ measures & prepares appropriate products ; Labels and organizes prescriptions for the Pharmacist/Owner to check; Gains necessary approvals for verbal refills where authorized; facilitates all aspects of Pharmacists cognitive services.
d) Operating the Cash register. The Pharmacy assistant operates the cash register to process Prescription pickups and OTC purchases made by customer. Performs any other cash related duties assigned by the Pharmacist / Owner.
2) Assist the Pharmacist/Owner in the management of dispensary and OTC inventories. This includes:
a) Ordering both OTC and Prescription drugs before the designated vendor cut-off times; Receiving inventory orders checking for early expiry dates, received order discrepancies; investigating and solving any discrepancies, putting away drugs orders; checking and pulling expired medications on a monthly basis, labeling near expiring medications as instructed by the Pharmacist / Owner; processing returns for expired products as instructed by Pharmacist/Owner.
b) Maintaining appropriate stock levels of Pharmacy supplies including; prescription vials, prescription labels, medication dispensing bottles by ordering from the designated vendors or advising the Pharmacist/Owner if necessary.
c) Ensuring that all OTC merchandise is properly signed and priced
3) Perform General Housekeeping / Clerical Organization / Administrative tasks including:
a) Keeping the dispensary clean, organized and neat b) Maintaining clean/safe work environment as part of the team approach (i.e. dishes, garbage)
c) Maintaining & cleaning packaging & dispensing equipment, computer, fax machine, etc.
d) Filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence and memos
e) Completing any administrative support functions assigned by the Pharmacist / Owner
4) Provide a wonderful Experience to Pharmacy customers by:
a) Answering Customer calls promptly.
b) Assist Customers in finding merchandise and advise the Pharmacist/Owner should the customer desire to speak to the Pharmacist..
c) Retrieving Customers prescriptions from the Pickup shelves
d) Showing a high sense of urgency with all assignments.
e) Operating the Cash register
5) Helping to triage patients when coming in for various vaccinations such as for Covid and Flu
- **QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE.**_
a) Possession of a minimum high school diploma
b) Demonstrate proficiency in:
i) Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals; Calibration of equipment used in the prescription filling process; Reconstitution of powdered and other forms of medications.
ii) Basic Reading/Writing Skills: Ability to understand the meaning of written or printed matter and to record information; Ability to read prescriptions (Doctor's handwriting);
iii) Communication Skills:Ability to communicate effectively to maximize accuracy in the delivery of patient care.
iv) Customer Service: Ability to provide great service and handle patients/customers with respect
**Job Types**: Part Time Casual
Expected start date: August
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