Job Postings - Pharmacy Assistants

Details: Written by Bal Dhillon; Category: Job Postings - Pharmacy Assistants; Published: 18 November 2019; Hits: 95

Pharmasave Osoyoos is seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to join our team in continuing to offer excellent health care support and customer service to our community. This is a permanent part-time or full-time position.

The Pharmacy Assistant will work under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist to assist in ensuring that all technical and administrative aspects of prescription dispensing are in accordance with federal and provincial regulations, standards of practice, and store policies to enable the delivery of appropriate patient care and customer service.

Responsibilities will include all aspects of preparing medication orders, compounding, general housekeeping in the department, inventory management as well as providing exceptional customer service. Excellent communication skills, computer skills, and attention to detail are required as well as a minimum 2 years previous experience in a Pharmacy.

Hours of work will include a variety of shifts during our store hours. We are open Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We are closed evenings, Sundays and Stat Holidays. Please apply by email with your cover letter and resume to Pam Davis, Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ABOUT OSOYOOS - Our small community offers daycare, elementary school, high school, community sports for all ages, playgrounds, Splash Park, 2 ski hills close by, 4 golf courses, various outdoor activities nearby including hiking and biking, several beaches and a number of water activities for all ages. We have an abundance of award-winning wineries and craft distilleries in the area, a wide selection of restaurants, as well as a growing arts and music community. We have mild winters and lots of sunshine and hot weather in the summers!

Company Profile

PHARMASAVE is Canada's most successful retail program for Independent drugstores. Our PHARMASAVE Osoyoos location is independently and locally owned.

Since 2000 when PHARMASAVE Osoyoos first opened its doors to the community, we've become so much more than just a Pharmacy. It's a place where people know you by name - a place where you can speak with trusted professionals to get the best advice and service possible. As a strong community partner, we believe in investing in people and events to raise the quality of life for everyone. For more information about our location please visit www.pharmasaveosoyoos.com.

Details: Written by Bal Dhillon; Category: Job Postings - Pharmacy Assistants; Published: 17 September 2019; Hits: 239

Pharmacy Assistant

Job type: Pharmacy Assistant - Full-Time

Pharmacy name & location: Calea, Burnaby, BC

Caring for Life. Make a difference. Be the difference.

Calea is Canada’s leader in the provision of products and services that safely and reliably support community-based infusion therapy, advanced wound care, and the need for general medical supplies. We are a community partner and licensed Pharmacy, providing expert solutions and support resources to healthcare professionals, hospitals, patients and their caregivers, and home care programs across the country. Calea supports patient care provided by regional health authorities in Home and Community Care services.

Our people, experience, systems, and facilities make us a trusted partner in delivering innovative, cost-effective, patient-focused care that preserves independence and enhances quality of life. With over 280 employees and pharmacy locations in four provinces, Calea is committed to continually advancing the delivery of safe, high-quality community care.

If you are looking to work for a growing, global corporation that is focused on making meaningful improvements in the safety, affordability, and availability of the care medical professionals provide to their patients, then you should consider Calea & Fresenius Kabi Canada. We are an employer that works to build great leaders, teams and businesses. We know our employees are key to everything we accomplish, so we give them the freedom and resources to reach their potential and the opportunity to work with managers who care about their professional development.

Schedule Monday-Friday, 7:30am-3:30pm & 8am-4pm on a rotational basis.

Changes with notice to schedule possible to meet growing business needs.

Job description

• Maintain inventories of sufficient supplies to meet production demands.

• Compound intravenous solutions for antibiotics and chemotherapy orders as per procedures.

• Prepare the various cleaning and stock solutions following compounding and measuring processes as outlined in procedures.

• Pick, inspect and verify all production components against production documents.

• Maintain strict adherence to line clearance principles through all stages of production.

• Perform validation, calibration, and microbiological monitoring and checking as required by standards.

• Ensure completion of all required Quality Assurance entries on production documentation.

• Complete in-process and final inspections of product as required by procedures.

• Assist in the cleaning of equipment, totes, and work surfaces and maintain facility compliance with Calea standards.

• Maintain and participate in inventory counts and picking for narcotic medication

• Enters and prints production for all current Home IV, Palliative, and TPN orders.

• Ensures 100% accurate collation of production documents according to procedures.

• Schedules and plots production for all I.V. medications.

• Responsible for programming CADD pumps.

• Handling of biohazard waste and cytotoxic materials.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited post-secondary pharmacy assistant education program

• Minimum two or more years of experience in a community hospital and/or pharmacy

• Excellent time-management, communication, and organizational skills

• Ability to handle multiple demands made simultaneously under short time constraints

• Flexible and adaptable to meet the requirements of our evolving business

Additional details

Contact Name: Deanna Koo

Contact Position: Pharmacy Manager

Contact Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Phone Number: 604-294-1500

Fax Number: 604-299-3940

Details: Written by Bal Dhillon; Category: Job Postings - Pharmacy Assistants; Published: 22 August 2019; Hits: 280

Pharmacy Assistant

Carmi Remedy’sRx-Penticton BC

Position Type: Full Time

Carmi Remedy’sRx is looking for an experienced pharmacy assistant to join our team. The assistant will support the pharmacy manager with daily operations in the pharmacy as well as ancillary front store maintenance. Preference will be given to candidates with professional compounding experience.

Responsibilities

Data entry, third party adjudication and prescription filling
Compounding of creams, capsules, suspensions, troches, suppositories
Compliance packaging and batch filling
Inventory maintenance including minimums adjustment, stock rotation and expiry date monitoring
OTC sales, inquiries and pharmacist referral
Cashier responsibilities including sales, AR charges and reconciliation, till balance
Front store flyer maintenance, stock rotation and expiry date monitoring
Store cleaning

Qualifications

Recent and relevant pharmacy dispensary experience
Compounding experience an asset
Kroll software experience an asset
McKesson wholesaler ordering an asset
Excellent organizational skills
Strong communication skills
Excellent customer service skills
Proficient computer and data entry skills

Availability

Candidates must be available to work a flexible schedule starting 5 days per week with a minimum of 30 hours weekly. Currently the pharmacy is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., closed weekends and holidays.

Please email a cover letter and resume to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or apply in-store.

Details: Written by Bal Dhillon; Category: Job Postings - Pharmacy Assistants; Published: 27 July 2019; Hits: 299

Home to the Heiltsuk First Nations people, the salmon, the whale and the bald eagle, Bella Bella is an island community on the beautiful BC “Inside Passage,” set in the rain forest at the edge of the ocean. The climate is mild and the area is a paradise for kayaking, sport fishing, hiking and photography.

We are hiring for a full-time, relief Pharmacy Assistant for the R.W. Large Memorial Hospital Pharmacy in Bella Bella. We operate from Monday to Friday during daytime hours. Our staff serves the community in the afternoons as well as the 16-bed hospital providing acute care, continuing care, and medical services. The job posting can be found on the Fraser Health website: https://careers.fraserhealth.ca/search-jobs/posting-details/?posting=1201828E

Come experience this special part of the world and be part of this small-but-mighty pharmacy team. Inquire about the opportunity and benefit of staying in hospital-provided accommodation!

For more information on this opportunity, please contact Bradley Ho, LMPS Manager, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 604-875-4111 ext.67813 or Tamar Koleba, LMPS Director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 604-875-4111 ext.63771.