Pharmacy Assistant III (FT)

Location

Halifax, NS | Canada

Job description

Requisition ID: 181565

Career Group: Pharmacy Careers

Job Category: Retail - Pharmacy

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Nova Scotia

City: Halifax

Location: 0128 Clayton Park Lawtons Pharm

Postal Code: B3M 3Y7

Sobeys Inc. is a growing Canadian company. We are a market leader in grocery and pharmacy that operate under multiple banners spanning over 1,600 stores in communities across the country. Our family of over 131,000 teammates and franchise affiliates are on a mission to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our teammates.

Our national pharmacy team is proudly Canadian, with pharmacies from coast to coast in our various banners. Depending on your province you would recognize us as Sobeys, Safeway, Thrifty Foods, Foodland, Lawtons Drugs or FreshCo.

Ready to Make an impact?

The Pharmacy Assistant Supervisor is responsible for providing superior customer service in a friendly, knowledgeable and professional manner. The Supervisor is responsible to identify and schedule professional clinical services and plays a key role in the achievement of pharmacy excellence in the areas of customer service, workflow efficiencies, PROfile programs and inventory management. Actively contributes to a positive and productive working environment.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

• Schedule pharmacy assistant(s)
• Coordinate the pharmacy work flow
• Manage department personnel which includes scheduling, recruitment, performance management and training
• Coach pharmacy assistant team to deliver superior customer experience by actively contributing to a health & wellness environment
• Promote PROfile Programs and educate PA's
• Communicate operational requirements/changes to the pharmacy support staff
• Complete monthly reporting
• Supervise inventory management
• Process customer transactions
• Prescription assembly, refills, compounding
• Administrative duties, filing, supplies, cleaning and
• Receive in-person and telephone refill requests and record deliveries
• Data entry, Manual Third Parties, cycle counts, narcotic counts, TML's
• Product Order receiving, deliveries, drug order creation
• Pill pack assembly
• BTC Management and Return to Stock
• Rx Will Call/Release (guidelines)
• Responsible for ensuring that OH&S, and other regulatory requirements and procedures, are implemented and maintained
• Assist with other pharmacy operations as required

What you have to offer:

Technical Skills:

• Above average communication skills (both oral and written)
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently in a fast environment
• Ability to multi-task

Education and Experience:

Required:

• High School Diploma
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a PA or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of MS Suite

Preferred:

• Undergraduate degree, Pharmacy Technician Certificate or equivalent recognized program

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