pharmacy assistant

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Work setting:

• Office of health care professional.
• Pharmacy or drugstore.

Tasks:

• Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate.
• Enter client information in databases.
• Help pharmacists.
• Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products.
• Maintain prescription records .
• Prepare medications for clients.
• Clean and maintain equipment.
• Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products.
• Help with scheduling and workflow.
• Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies.
• Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products.
• Maintain supplies.
• Maintain inventory of equipment.
• Perform general clerical duties.
• Prepare and maintain cleanliness of collection areas.
• Order supplies and equipment.
• Organize and maintain inventory.

Supervision:

Staff in various areas of responsibility.

Computer and technology knowledge:

• MS Excel.
• MS Office.
• MS Windows.
• MS Word.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Work under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Client focus.
• Dependability.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Excellent written communication.
• Organized.
• Team player.
• Reliability.
• Ability to multitask.
• Dedication.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.

Experience:

3 years to less than 5 years.

Employment terms options:

• Morning.
• Night.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

Health care plan.

Support for mature workers:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.