pharmacist

Education:

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.

Work setting:

Community or retail pharmacy.

Tasks:

• Advise customers on indications, contraindications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage.
• Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals.
• Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication.
• Control the quality of drug products during production to ensure that they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability and safety.
• Evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities.

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

Day.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.
• Vision care benefits.