Pharmacy Assistant

**Requisition ID**: 183569
**Career Group**: Pharmacy Careers
**Job Category**: Retail - Pharmacy
**Travel Requirements**: 0 - 10%

**Job Type**:Full-Time
**Country**: Canada (CA)
**Province**: Ontario
**City**: Thunder Bay
**Location**: 4812 Dawson Road Safeway Pharmacy
**Postal Code**: P7B 6S7

Safeway grocery stores provide an exceptional food shopping experience to consumers from Vancouver, British Columbia to Thunder Bay, Ontario. We are the newest member of Sobeys Inc.’s retail food offering which serves the needs of Canadians with more than 1,600 stores in over 930 communities from coast-to-coast. Whether it's your first job or you're ready for a new challenge, we have a career to fit your life. Our commitment to delivering top quality products and superior service to our customers, and for giving back to the communities we serve has earned us a reputation as an employer of choice for those looking for an exciting career in food retail.

**Ready to Make an impact?**

We are passionate about taking care of the health and well-being of individuals and families our communities.

You’ll be part of our pharmacy team that’s committed to providing exceptional patient-centered care and exceeding patients' expectations. We are looking for friendly, knowledgeable, and professional individuals to join our team who will make meeting the health needs of our patients their top priority

**Here’s where you’ll be focusing**:
**Prescription assembly and data entry**:

- Processing customer transactions (receive and release prescription requests)
- Receiving in-person and telephone refill requests and record deliveries
- Understanding and promoting pharmacy programs
- Filing prescriptions, ordering, and replenishing supplies, and cleaning
- Drug order creation and receiving, compounding and pill pack assembly
- Scheduling professional clinical services
- Behind the counter management, cycle counts, narcotic counts, stock returns, tallman lettering, manual third parties
- Assisting the pharmacist with dispensary tasks as permitted by scope

**What you have to offer**:

- Preferred: Pharmacy Assistant Diploma from a recognized post-secondary Institute
- Will consider applicants with 2 years retail Canadian Pharmacy Experience in lieu of certificate in some Provinces
- Previous pharmacy experience is an asset
- Excellent attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards

**What we have to offer**:

- A competitive total compensation package that will vary by role and location
- Flexible work life arrangements to meet your lifestyle needs

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Are you legally eligible to work in Canada?
- How many years of pharmacy assistant experience you have?
- Do you have a Pharmacy Assistant diploma from a recognized Canadian College?

Work Location: In person