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Work setting
- Willing to relocate
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Community or retail pharmacy
Tasks
- Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
- Evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products
- Check prescriptions for proper dosage
- Leading/instructing individuals
- Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the right quantities of drugs and other ingredients
- Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
- Manage the storage, packaging and distribution of medicinal products
- Control the quality of drug products during production to ensure that they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability and safety
- Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
- Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff
- Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals
- Advise customers on indications, contraindications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
- 5-10 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and coursesᅠ
- Pharmacy Examining Boards of Canada Certification
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
- Certification for drug administration by injection and intranasal route
Area of work experience
- Quality assurance or control
Security and safety
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver's licence
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you live near the job location?
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Mileage paid
- Pension plan
- Stocks/shares
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program