Pharmacy Aide

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 25 to 40 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- Pharmacy technician/assistant
- Pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences and administration, other
**Tasks**:

- Assist health care professionals
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Maintain prescription records and inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
- Maintain supplies
- Order supplies and equipment
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
- Clerical duties (i.e. faxing, filing, photocopying)
- Clean and disinfect bathrooms and fixtures
- Process money, cheques and credit/debit card payments
- Clean and maintain work space
- Complete sales transactions
- Collect information through interview, investigation and observation
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
- Bill third party insurers
- Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate, enter client information in databases and prepare medications for clients
- Help with scheduling and workflow
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Time management
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is your current field of study?
**Internship**:

- This position is a paid internship that encourages on-the-job training and skill development.