Pharmacy Assistant

7 days ago


Ottawa, Canada Ottawa Pharmacy Full time

You could have the opportunity to join a team of passionate people working together to improve lives and advance the profession of pharmacy. We rely on like-minded people with great communication, time-management, and interpersonal skills to ensure our ongoing success as a team. In this role as pharmacy assistant, you will have the opportunity to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills on a daily basis, and be a valued member of our team.

The Pharmacy Assistant reports to the Pharmacy Manager and is responsible for patient greeting, dispensing prescription medications, and answering general questions from patients and referring to the Pharmacist when required.
- Assisting the pharmacist with the preparation, packaging, and distribution of patient prescriptions;
- Evaluate legality, interpret and confirm the accuracy of all pertinent prescription information prior to filling, input, prepare, and label prescriptions;
- Evaluate consent forms to ensure patient information is up to date and in the pharmacy’s computer system;
- Data entry of patient information in Nexxsys and third-party adjudication;
- Complete documentations such as third-party management and reconciliation, filing prescriptions, printing invoices, etc.;
- Monitor and maintain inventory levels and identify approaching and critical expiry dates;
- Handling customer prescription pick-up, assisting with cashier responsibilities as required;
- Having a can-do attitude when tasked with responsibilities;
- Provide excellent customer service;
- Other duties as assigned by the Pharmacy manager or the Pharmacist on-duty.

**Required Skills / Knowledge / Experience**:

- Nexxsys Pharmacy Software experience (preferred)
- 2+ years community pharmacy experience (preferred)
- Keen attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to asses customer needs, problem solve, and use critical thinking skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work well in a team setting
- Blister packaging and non-sterile compounding knowledge is an asset

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

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $17.00-$22.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

**Experience**:

- Pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)


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