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Pharmacy assistant needed in Canada by Health Hub Pharmacy
Pharmacy Assistant Job Description
A Pharmacy Assistant supports pharmacists in the daily operation of a pharmacy by assisting with administrative, customer service, and inventory tasks. They greet customers, receive prescriptions, process payments, prepare prescription labels, and help organize medications under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy Assistants also manage inventory by receiving, stocking, and checking pharmaceutical supplies, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring medications are stored properly. They answer general customer inquiries, schedule prescription pickups, and help keep the pharmacy clean, organized, and compliant with health and safety regulations. Their role is essential in ensuring efficient pharmacy operations while providing excellent customer service.
Main Responsibilities:
- Assist customers with prescription drop-offs and pickups.
- Prepare prescription labels and organize medications under a pharmacist’s supervision.
- Process payments and maintain accurate customer records.
- Receive, stock, and monitor pharmacy inventory.
- Answer general customer inquiries and direct medical questions to the pharmacist.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the pharmacy.
- Assist with administrative duties and documentation.
- Follow pharmacy policies, health regulations, and confidentiality requirements.
Important Skills:
A successful Pharmacy Assistant should have excellent communication and customer service skills, strong organizational and time management abilities, attention to detail, basic computer proficiency, and the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment. Reliability, teamwork, problem-solving skills, knowledge of pharmacy procedures, confidentiality, and a commitment to providing safe and professional customer service are also essential for success in this role.
Job details
Location: Grande Prairie, AB T8V 7V3
Work location: On site
Salary: 23.25 hourly / 30 to 44 hours per week
Terms of employment: Permanent employment Full time
Work schedule: Morning, Day, Evening, Weekend, On call, Overtime available
Start date: Starts as soon as possible
Benefits: Other benefits
Vacancies: 1 vacancy
Source: Job Bank #3610567
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Rural area
- Pharmacy or drugstore
Responsibilities
Tasks
- 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
- Bill third party insurers
- Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
- Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
- Maintain supplies
- Organize and maintain inventory
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- Kroll Software
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Physically demanding
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Walking
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Ability to multitask
- Creativity
- Dedication
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
Who can apply for this job?
You can apply if you are:
- a Canadian citizen
- a permanent resident of Canada
- a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit
Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
By Direct Apply Help – Applying by Direct Apply
Additional ways to apply
By email
rx@healthhubpharmacy.info
What you must include in your application:
- Cover letter
- Answers to the following screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
What might be required by the employer later in the hiring process:
- References attesting experience
- Letter of recommendation
Advertised until
2026-07-20
Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.
