Position: Pharmacy Aide
Job Location: 199 E Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6A 1N5 Canada
Number of Positions: 2
Salary: $25.75 / hour
Employment Groups: Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada
Terms of Employment: Permanent employment, Full time, 32 to 40 hours / week
Language: English
Start Date: As soon as possible
Employment Conditions: Morning, Day, Evening
Education: College, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work Setting: Pharmacy or drugstore
Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Set up and dismantle equipment.
- Supervise and direct activities of other medical technologists or technicians.
- Apply and adjust casts, splints, and bandages.
- Clean and maintain equipment.
- Help with scheduling and workflow.
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies.
- Operate and maintain sterilization equipment and instrumentation for re-use according to standardized safety practices.
- Bill third-party insurers.
- Compound oral solutions, ointments, and creams.
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products.
- Interpret physician's specifications.
- Maintain inventory of equipment.
- Perform general clerical duties.
- Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone, and booking appointments.
- Order supplies and equipment.
- Schedule and confirm appointments.
Experience and Specialization:
- Work conditions: Fast-paced environment, work under pressure, attention to detail, standing for extended periods of time.
Personal Suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
How to Apply: By email