Pharmacy technical assistant
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
- or equivalent experience
Work setting
- Pharmacy or drugstore
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
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
Employment terms options
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Day
- Weekend
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
Support for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
Support for youths
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
Supports for visible minorities
- Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees