Reference #:  2008-LDS-139-CB
 
Sobeys Pharmacy Group, is a national, functionally integrated, division responsible to manage the operations of more than 100 in-store pharmacies across Canada in addition to the 64 Lawtons Drug Stores that operate in the Atlantic Provinces.

We offer a diverse selection of practice sites where PROfile Pharmacists and Pharmacy students who are committed to optimal patient outcomes are welcome and innovation is encouraged.

If you are a licensed Pharmacist who is interested in practicing in a traditional community drugstore, grocery setting, long-term care, managed care, pharmaceutical wholesale and/or operations management, we have opportunities for you!

Due to our continued growth, we are presently recruiting for an Interim Pharmacy Manager for our Sobeys Pharmacy in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (to cover a maternity leave).

Responsibilities:

Regular Staff Pharmacist duties include (but are not limited to): 

• Dispensing of prescriptions 
• Patient counselling 
• Participation in professional programs with consumers and peers 
• Providing pharmacist consultant services to the facilities 
• Creating a positive working environment and a team-oriented atmosphere 
• Providing excellent customer service to all customers

Qualifications:  

• Candidates must be licensed to practice pharmacy in the province of PEI or be eligible for licensure 
• Flexibility of working shifts for daytime, evenings, and weekend shifts 
• Excellent communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills 
• Solid leadership, teamwork, and customer service skills 
• Candidates must be self-directed and work well with others

Our Benefits Include:

• Flexible work hours and locations
• Continuing Professional Development program
• Flexible Group Benefits plan
• Company Pension Savings Plan
• Organization of Relief Pharmacist Program
• In-house Pharmacy Information Technology Department
• Pharmacy Services Team to provide professional assistance and support
• Employee Assistance Program
• Full cost of Provincial Licensing
• Opportunities for growth and development

Our prescription for you: a better balance between having a job and having a life – it starts here!

If interested in learning more about these opportunities, please contact the Manager of Pharmacist Recruitment and Retention, quoting 2008-LDS-139-CB, (by May 30, 2008):

Manager of Pharmacist Recruitment and Retention
Lawtons Drugs and Sobeys Pharmacy
236 Brownlow Ave.
Dartmouth, N.S.
Phone: 902- 468-1000 ext. 7524
Fax: 902- 468-1100
E-mail rxopportunities@lawtons.ca