Job Description

Full Time Pharmacy Assistant Jobs Calgary, You’ll work with patients every day and help with their prescriptions. You’ll also answer their questions, either face-to-face or over the phone. You will make sure that the pharmacy has the necessary stock by ordering items as well as receiving, loading, and unloading deliveries.

Job Details

Hiring Organization	Co-op Sierra Springs
Post Name	Pharmacy Assistant
Qualification	Grade 12 education or an acceptable combination of experience and education
Industry	Private
Employment Type	Full Time
Work Hours	8 Hours
Salary	CAD 25 Per CAD 36 Hour
Location	Calgary, Alberta, Canada T1J 4L9

About Us

Owned by our members, Calgary Co-op is one of the largest retail co-operatives in North America. With over 440,000 members, 3,700 plus employees, assets of $565 million, and annual sales of over $1.8 billion, Calgary Co-op is committed to leading in Food, Petroleum, Wine Spirits Beer, Pharmacy, and Home Health Care.

Last year, Calgary Co-op invested over $3.9 million into the Calgary and surrounding area communities, supporting numerous non-profit charitable organizations, ranging from youth programs, education, and the environment to preventative health and poverty relief programs.

Our businesses include a wide variety of services from Food, Pharmacy, Petroleum, Wine, Spirits, Beer, and Home Health Care. So you can find diverse opportunities close to home. Whatever your skills you can grow them here.

Pharmacy Assistant Opportunity

Calgary Co-op is currently seeking a Pharmacy Assistant to join our team! Reporting directly to the Pharmacy Manager, some of the Pharmacy Assistants’ main responsibilities are:

Assist the Pharmacist in the preparation of prescriptions
Help in the management of dispensary inventories, through the ordering, receiving, and rotating of stock and supplies, returning an outdated and unsalable products, and assisting in the perpetual inventory processes
To be familiar with all merchandise carried in the department, with merchandise normally carried in pharmacies, as well as to be aware of new products and trends pertaining to the pharmaceutical and retail industry.
Assist in the proper care and maintenance of equipment pertaining to the Pharmacy

What skills and abilities will you need to be considered?

Grade 12 education or an acceptable combination of experience and education
Pass the Calgary Co-op Pharmacy Assistant test
Must be fluent in English (CLBA-Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment score of 5 or higher)

What skills and abilities will set you apart from others?

Completed a Technician Program
Two (2) years of dispensing experience

Benefits & Perks

Calgary Co-op takes pride in providing more than just an attractive compensation and benefits plan, as well as an industry-leading pension and recognition program. We offer employee discounts, social committee events, a scholarship program, tuition assistance, an employee and family assistance program, and more.

We invest in our people to help them reach their full potential: Scholarship programs, Retail Training Programs, Career Development, and Management Development Programs.

We believe if we take care of our employees, our employees will take care of our business!