Pharmacy Assistant
On-siteSooke, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in providing high-quality patient care by greeting customers, answering calls, and entering, labelling, and packaging prescriptions under supervision. Accurately count, measure, and package medications, receive and stock shipments, monitor inventory levels, and rotate stock. Maintain a clean pharmacy area, safely dispose of expired medications and hazardous waste, and perform clerical tasks including filing, faxing, scanning, and assisting with insurance claims and prescription transfers. The store operates Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays with 32–40 hours per week. A basic understanding of medications is required, with experience in a retail pharmacy and proficiency in Kroll pharmacy software preferred.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to stand for long periods
- Occasional lifting of boxes/containers
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
- 32 - 40 hours per week
- Scheduled shifts will fall within these hours
Desired Qualifications
- Experience as a Pharmacy Assistant in a retail pharmacy with a preliminary understanding of the pharmacy business
- Completion of a pharmacy assistant program
- Skilled in using Kroll
- Highly accurate and efficient in prescription data entry
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a team environment
- Strong organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Familiarity with Kroll pharmacy software
- Basic understanding of medications (names, forms, common uses)
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