We are seeking a Full-time Pharmacy Assistant to work in an Professional and community oriented Pharmacy in Nanaimo.

Reporting to the Pharmacist/Owner, the successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in the daily operations of the Pharmacy, which includes the following;

1)Assist the Pharmacist/Owner in the preparation of prescriptions: This includes;

a) Receiving prescriptions from patients: Following provincial legal/regulatory conditions, The assistant helps in assessing the prescription for completeness i.e. Name; Address; birthday; Allergies; Prescription third Party Information; Any Special Requests; Prescriber; Generic/Brand;

b) Performing Computer Functions as directed by the Pharmacist. This includes: Data Entry; Price Check; Patient Information Entry/Update; Competent interpretation and processing of written prescriptions including Latin abbreviations, drug name recognition, dosage calculations; Refills; Report Generation; Patient Profile checks.

c) Filling prescriptions Under the supervision of the Pharmacist/Owner, The Pharmacy Assistant selects appropriate products as per prescription; Performs accuracy checks, including Visual and DIN checks as well as profile checks; Selects and counts/ measures & prepares appropriate products ; Labels and organizes prescriptions for the Pharmacist/Owner to check; Gains necessary approvals for verbal refills where authorized; facilitates all aspects of Pharmacists cognitive services.

d) Operating the Cash register. The Pharmacy assistant operates the cash register to process Prescription pickups and OTC purchases made by customer. Performs any other cash related duties assigned by the Pharmacist / Owner.