Pharmacy Assistant
Top Benefits
About the role
Why this role is important?
What you'll do:
- Fill a variety of prescriptions efficiently to maintain workflow
- Prepare compounds, mixtures and temperature control items
- Package blister pack medications
- Deliver completed product based on schedules
- Ensure appropriate follow up on minor issues
- Synchronization and collaboration with other departments
- Ensure organization of work station and inventory shelves
- Maintain appropriate supplies and materials
- Some involvement in prescription information management
- Recognize liability on the outcomes of service provided
- Commitment to promoting a workplace of inclusiveness and belonging
What you bring:
- Excellent communication skills and customer service skills
- Detail oriented and ability to prioritize work assignments
- Ability to adapt to change
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment where high attention to detail and accuracy is essential
- Ability to work and manoeuvre quickly and consistently for extended periods of time
- Positive, cooperative, and team-oriented attitude
- High School Diploma
- Exposure to Hospital or Long Term Care Pharmacy
- Experience working in a retail pharmacy environment
- Pharmacy Technician Diploma from accredited college, but not required
Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?
Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.
Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.
How You’ll Succeed:
At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.
If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.
About Loblaw Companies Limited
Our Purpose – Live Life Well
Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, the nation’s largest retailer, and the majority unit holder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw – and its portfolio of grocery, health and beauty, financial services and apparel businesses – provides Canadians with an unparalleled mix of value, assortment and convenience, and offers Canadians two of the country’s most recognized brands – President’s Choice and no name.
The acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart, along with the powerful Life Brand and Optimum brand, has only served to reinforce our leadership position in the marketplace. As well, our PC Plus program, omni-channel efforts and multicultural merchandising offerings continued to be points of differentiation for our customer experience.
In 2019, Loblaw has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Best Diversity Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FRAUD AFFECTING OUR JOBSEEKERS.
Please be advised that recruitment fraud has affected a number of Canadian companies. In such schemes, individuals posing as legitimate recruiters may request personal information and payment from those seeking employment.
Loblaw Companies Limited, its subsidiaries, and recruiting agencies will never ask for payment at any stage in the recruitment process. All legitimate postings may be accessed via our career website.
Pharmacy Assistant
Top Benefits
About the role
Why this role is important?
What you'll do:
- Fill a variety of prescriptions efficiently to maintain workflow
- Prepare compounds, mixtures and temperature control items
- Package blister pack medications
- Deliver completed product based on schedules
- Ensure appropriate follow up on minor issues
- Synchronization and collaboration with other departments
- Ensure organization of work station and inventory shelves
- Maintain appropriate supplies and materials
- Some involvement in prescription information management
- Recognize liability on the outcomes of service provided
- Commitment to promoting a workplace of inclusiveness and belonging
What you bring:
- Excellent communication skills and customer service skills
- Detail oriented and ability to prioritize work assignments
- Ability to adapt to change
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment where high attention to detail and accuracy is essential
- Ability to work and manoeuvre quickly and consistently for extended periods of time
- Positive, cooperative, and team-oriented attitude
- High School Diploma
- Exposure to Hospital or Long Term Care Pharmacy
- Experience working in a retail pharmacy environment
- Pharmacy Technician Diploma from accredited college, but not required
Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?
Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.
Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.
How You’ll Succeed:
At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.
If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.
About Loblaw Companies Limited
Our Purpose – Live Life Well
Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, the nation’s largest retailer, and the majority unit holder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw – and its portfolio of grocery, health and beauty, financial services and apparel businesses – provides Canadians with an unparalleled mix of value, assortment and convenience, and offers Canadians two of the country’s most recognized brands – President’s Choice and no name.
The acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart, along with the powerful Life Brand and Optimum brand, has only served to reinforce our leadership position in the marketplace. As well, our PC Plus program, omni-channel efforts and multicultural merchandising offerings continued to be points of differentiation for our customer experience.
In 2019, Loblaw has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Best Diversity Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FRAUD AFFECTING OUR JOBSEEKERS.
Please be advised that recruitment fraud has affected a number of Canadian companies. In such schemes, individuals posing as legitimate recruiters may request personal information and payment from those seeking employment.
Loblaw Companies Limited, its subsidiaries, and recruiting agencies will never ask for payment at any stage in the recruitment process. All legitimate postings may be accessed via our career website.