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2 position becoming avaliable on August 3/15
1 full time permanent position
1 full time one year maternity leave position
Key responsibilities of a Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacy Assistant include:
Patient greeting and confirmation of accuracy of all pertinent prescription information prior to filling,
Data entry of patient care information into HealthWatch,
Third Party adjudication (if necessary),
Accurate dispensing prescription medications,
Maintenance of pharmacy stock through inventory control systems,
General OTC enquiries from patients and referral to Pharmacist where required and necessary,
Handling customer prescription pick up,
Assisting with cashier responsibilities as required in the Pharmacy
:Qualifications:
excellent organizational skills and detail orientation;
strong communication skills
These positions are not well suited to those looking for temporary summer employment, due to the nature of in-depth training required.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
- Schedule appointments
- Perform general clerical duties
- Order supplies and equipment
- Maintain inventory of equipment
- Maintain records and inventories of supplies
- Clean and maintain equipment
Work Setting
- Pharmacy
Pharmacy Assistant Specific Skills
- Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
- Assist health care professionals
- Maintain prescription records and inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products