Pharmacy Data Specialist

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At MediSystem Pharmacy, you can use your skills to do meaningful work that has a real impact, in an environment that promotes learning, growth and opportunity. Whether it’s your first job or you’re ready for a new challenge, MediSystem Pharmacy can turn your potential into performance that is recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and a work-life balance.

**Why this role is important?**

Pharmacy Data Specialist Full Time, Permanent MediSystem is a division of Shoppers Drug Mart and is a specialized pharmacy servicing seniors in long term care and retirement homes throughout Canada. MediSystem is part of the Shoppers Drug Mart network of over 1,400 stores.

The decision to join a company is a big one. We have opportunities for hard working, energetic and reliable people just like you.

As a Pharmacy Data Entry Specialist, you will use your pharmacy assistant expertise within the industry to input prescriptions into the pharmacy computer system. Along with the accurate processing of the patient/resident prescriptions, you will also be responsible for entering and updating patient/resident electronic records.

You will use your strong communication skills to discuss important information between colleagues and external partners (physicians/nurses located at the long-term care/retirement home facility), as it relates to the patient/resident prescriptions and their profiles.

**What y**ou’ll do**:

- Retrieve faxed or electronic physician’s orders, prescriptions or requests for prescription refills
- Build relationships and be a critical point of contact for clients and patient caregivers
- Enter prescriptions, refills and prescription changes into the patient’s record
- Create new patient profiles and maintain existing patient records on the MediSystem database
- Be responsible for billing prescriptions accurately to prescription drug plans and resolving billing issues
- Entering medications into electronic medication records, as applicable
- Prepare prescription label printouts
- Organize dosing schedules for nurses and residents
- Plan ahead with nursing home teams to receive relevant order information to ensure continuity of patient care
- Navigating supply chain issues for medications with the team to ensure prescription orders continue to be processed on time
- Support other pharmacy teams, as required

**What you’ll need**:

- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong communication skills (both oral and written)
- Self-motivated with a passion for providing high quality client services and building relationships
- Strong computer skills with the ability to navigate through a variety of computer systems quickly
- Accurate and efficient data entry skills and attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and work with several programs together To help you stand out, any or all of the following are considered an asset:

- An Undergraduate degree from an accredited university with a focus in the areas of science and/or healthcare
- Pharmacy related diploma/certificate
- Kroll software experience
- Pharmacy experience, Long Term Care setting experience preferred

**How you’ll succeed**:
**What we offer**:

- Colleague Discount Program
- Competitive Benefit Plan
- Comprehensive and hands-on training
- Employer Matched Pension
- Employee Share Ownership Program
- Tuition Assistance Program And Much More

This role requires employees to be flexible to work a variety of shifts during the business hours of operation, which includes occasional weekend shifts and statutory holidays.

**Employment Type**:
Full time

**Type of Role**:
Regular

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada’s diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

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