Pharmacy Aide

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work setting**:

- Pharmacy or drugstore
**Tasks**:

- Assist health care professionals
- Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Maintain prescription records and inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
- Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
- Maintain supplies
- Maintain inventory of equipment
- Order supplies and equipment
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Interpret physician's specification
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
- Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
- Bill third party insurers
- Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate, enter client information in databases and prepare medications for clients
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Kroll Software
- MS Excel
- MS Office
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Standing for extended periods
- Hand-eye co-ordination
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week