Pharmacy Assistant

15 hours ago

Burlington, Canada Village Neighbourhood Pharmacy Full time

The Pharmacy Assistant role in the technical aspects of prescription filling and administrative duties in order to increase the Pharmacist's opportunity to provide optimal patient care. The Pharmacy Assistant is expected to participate in all aspects of Pharmacy Operations.

Responsibilities to be trained:
Receiving prescriptions from patients.

Assessing the prescription for completeness i.e. Name; Address; DOB; Allergies; 3rd Party Information; Any Special Requests; Prescriber; Generic/Brand; Prioritizing Prescriptions

Performing Computer Functions as directed by the Pharmacist i.e. 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.

Filling prescriptions (always under the Pharmacist’s supervision)

Selecting appropriate products.

Selecting and counting/ measuring & preparing appropriate products.

Labeling and organizing for pharmacist checking.

Assisting Pharmacist in maintaining appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies

Checking for and pulling expired medications at least monthly

Writing up returns.

Ordering of drugs and supplies.

Checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders.

Stocking Prescription filling supplies (Vials, labels, bags)

Keeping the dispensary clean, organized and neat.

Filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence and memos.

Completing any administrative support functions assigned

Assisting with OTC duties.

Ordering, stocking, cashier duties

Adheres to all policies and standard operating procedures.

Other responsibilities may be assigned.

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.

Ability to understand the meaning of written or printed matter and to record information.

Ability to read prescriptions

Ability to communicate effectively to maximize accuracy in the delivery of patient care.

The assistant is frequently required to stand or walk.

The assistant must occasionally lift and/or move up to 18kg

The assistant is occasionally asked to climb ladders (i.e. retrieve merchandise, stock shelves,)

The assistant will be required to perform tasks involving firm grasping.

The assistant will occasionally be required to bend, twist or squat.

The assistant will be involved in frequent repetitive hand actions (i.e. typing).

The assistant will be required to have sufficient co-ordination

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Work Location: In person

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