Pharmacy Assistant

Role overview

Prescription processing

• Receive prescriptions and check completeness, including patient details, allergies, third-party information, special requests, prescriber, and generic or brand preference.
• Enter and update information, check prices and patient profiles, process refills, generate reports, and interpret written prescriptions, Latin abbreviations, drug names, and dosage calculations.
• Under pharmacist supervision, select, count or measure, prepare, label, and organize products for checking; perform accuracy checks including 7-point, visual, and DIN checks.
• Obtain necessary approvals for verbal refills where authorized and facilitate cognitive services.

Inventory, administration, and store operations

• Maintain stock levels, remove expired medications at least monthly, manage stale will-call prescriptions and returns, and order and put away pharmacy supplies and drugs.
• Use the Telxon gun, check and price orders, organize shelves, and maintain opened-bottle and product selection practices.
• Stock filling supplies and clean and organize the dispensary, packaging and dispensing equipment, and work area.
• File prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence, and memos; complete assigned administrative tasks such as journals and accounts receivable.
• Assist with OTC ordering, stocking, and cashier duties as assigned by the OTC Manager or pharmacist.

Requirements

• Follow provincial legal and regulatory conditions for prescription processing and assess prescriptions for completeness.
• Interpret written prescriptions, including Latin abbreviations, drug names, and dosage calculations.
• Prescription filling is performed under pharmacist supervision; customer service and teamwork are part of the role.

Pay

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

Workplace

• The position is based at the Markham store location.