Pharmacy Assistant, Central Pharmacy Services – Vial (20 hours)
at Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmaprix
Mississauga, ON, Canada -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 19 Oct, 2024 | Not Specified | 19 Jul, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
Referred applicants must not apply directly to this role. All referred applicants must use their unique referral link generated when they are referred by an existing colleague.
Responsibilities:
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT?
Looking for a career that offers a peaceful and zen-like work environment? Look no further! At Central Pharmacy Services, we pride ourselves on the perfect balance of tranquility and innovation. Our workplace is not only clean, modern, and technology-driven but also offers stable fixed shifts and a predictable schedule.
At Central Pharmacy Services, we enable the Future of Pharmacy. Shoppers Drug Mart is going through a historical transformation that will eventually change healthcare as we know it in Canada. The CPS team is at the center of this exciting change. We are building the most streamlined and versatile central fill network in the country and we’re looking for colleagues who can help us make it a reality.
We are hiring a part-time Pharmacy Assistant, Central Pharmacy Services – Vial (20 hours)
Work Location: 6300 Viscount Road, Mississauga, ON, L4V 1H3
You will be responsible for performing day-to-day operations for medication preparation and inventory management duties.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Prepare and package medications as per Pharmacy Standards of Practice, ensuring all relevant information and documentation is complete
- Accurately enter and maintain appropriate data within the applicable systems
- Ensure prescriptions are prioritized correctly in accordance with workflow
- Resolve technical issues by contacting IT (Information Technology) Service Desk as required
- Prepare each prescription quickly and accurately
- Prepare prescriptions for delivery
- May be required to perform inventory management, under the direction and supervision of the pharmacist
- Unpack and receive pharmacy totes inside pharmacy in a secure environment
- Maintain proper storage of medications within the pharmacy according to 5S principles
- Ensure stock bottles are put away in accordance with established workflow
- Put away received pharmacy inventory in appropriate location in accordance with established workflow
- Prioritize recalls and immediately isolate product; quarantine until details of the recall are provided
- Ensure stock rotation is completed and expired product is removed from the shelf and returned in accordance with standard operating procedures
- Perform cycle counts in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures
- Ensure regular replenishment of pharmacy drugs and supplies
- Operate and maintain the automated dispensing equipment used to generate and produce prescriptions
- Ensure that the machines have the correct and necessary supply of medication within the dispensing unit to prepare the prescriptions
- Clean and maintain the equipment when necessary to ensure optimal performance
- Regularly read and action/implement view communication vehicles (e.g. Communication Binder, Communication Board, email)
- Follow Standard Operating Procedures and Pharmacist direction, and adhere to all legal requirements, including provincial and federal regulations and bylaw’s
- Comply with all established loss prevention policies and procedures
- Maintaining cleanliness of workspace according to 5s principles
TYPE OF ROLE:
Regular
Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada’s diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.
In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Pharmaceuticals
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Clinical Pharmacy
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Proficient
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Mississauga, ON, Canada