Pharmacy Assistant

Role overview

Prescription intake and processing

• Receive prescriptions and assess completeness, including patient and prescriber details, allergies, third-party information, special requests, and generic or brand preference.
• Perform pharmacist-directed data entry, price checks, patient information updates, prescription processing, refills, report generation, and patient-profile checks.
• Interpret written prescriptions, including Latin abbreviations and drug names, and perform dosage calculations.

Prescription filling

• Fill prescriptions under pharmacist supervision by selecting, counting, measuring, preparing, labeling, and organizing products for pharmacist checking.
• Perform seven-point, visual, and DIN accuracy checks; obtain authorized verbal-refill approvals, use STOP forms when applicable, and facilitate cognitive services.

Inventory and pharmacy operations

• Maintain drug and supply stock, pull expired medications at least monthly, manage stale will-call prescriptions, write returns, and order stock.
• Use the preferred wholesaler where possible; operate the Telxon gun, receive and price orders, shelve products, and maintain pharmacy shelves and opened-bottle records.
• Assist with over-the-counter ordering, stocking, and cashier duties as assigned by the OTC Manager or Pharmacist.

Housekeeping and administration

• Keep the dispensary clean, organized, and safe; stock vials, labels, and bags; maintain dispensing equipment, computers, and fax machine.
• File prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence, and memos; complete assigned administrative support, journal, accounts receivable, and aged trial balance tasks.

Minimum qualifications

• The posting indicates there are no minimum skills specified; the only listed minimum-qualification entry is age 16 or older, which is not treated as a job-related candidate requirement.

Pay

• The pay range is $17.60–$23.10 per hour; rate is determined based on relevant experience.

Location

• The posting lists the primary location as 1980 Ogilvie Road, Gloucester, Ontario.