pharmacy assistant
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work setting:
- Rural area.
- Various locations.
- 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.
- Prepare medications for clients.
- Clean and maintain equipment.
- Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products.
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies.
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products.
- Maintain supplies.
- Prepare and maintain cleanliness of collection areas.
- Order supplies and equipment.
- Organize and maintain inventory.
- Schedule and confirm appointments.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Standing for extended periods.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
To be determined.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
Support for Veterans:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.
Support for Indigenous people:
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.