Pharmacist

Shoppers Drug Mart • Edmonton, AB

17d • CA$51 - CA$67 • Onsite

About The Position

Join a locally owned and operated store to help deliver health, beauty and convenience services in your community, and keep the customer at the centre of everything you do. Shoppers 2374 has a very active Pharmacy Care Clinic where you will be able to practice to your full potential. This position is a great match for pharmacists interested in actively helping patients both manage chronic disease conditions and treat minor ailments in a collaborative manner. We use HEIDI when appropriate in our clinic to help with fast accurate documentation allowing you to focus more on the patient instead of paperwork. We have point of care testing for Strep, A1C and Lipid panels to assist with clinical decisions. You will help manage the operations of the Pharmacy while on duty, including providing consultation to both customers and health care providers, practice to full scope in providing professional services, dispensing medication, and assisting in the maintenance of the dispensary and Pharmacy Care Clinic. We are offering a competitive wage and benefit package along with a signing bonus for the right applicant.

Requirements

• Pharmacist license
• Independent thinking and decision making
• Ability to plan, coordinate and delegate assignments
• Ability to provide coaching to Pharmacy colleagues
• Proven ability to drive and build the business
• Ability to lead by example and support enterprise programs
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service
• Superior customer relations skills
• Strong sense of professionalism
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience formulating and executing action plans
• Strong personal computing skills
• Knowledge of Pharmacy systems
• Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are followed
• Complete mandatory training
• Complete voluntary continuing education workshops, as needed

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a Pharmacy Care Clinic
• Experience with HEIDI for documentation
• Experience with point of care testing (Strep, A1C, Lipid panels)
• Interest in managing operations of the Pharmacy
• Interest in providing consultation to customers and health care providers
• Interest in practicing to full scope in providing professional services
• Interest in assisting in the maintenance of the dispensary and Pharmacy Care Clinic
• Interest in opportunities for future management or associate ownership
• Mentorship and access to training for future management or associate ownership

Responsibilities

• Pharmacy and Customer Service with shifts in both Pharmacy Care Clinic and Dispensary
• Be an active part of growing our Pharmacy Care Clinic - this is an optimal environment for practicing to your full scope
• Acknowledge all customers approaching the Pharmacy
• Practice within federal/provincial, regulatory/legal requirements
• Ensure all privacy requirements are met, including customer confidentiality and consent management
• Provide counselling on prescriptions, over the counter/behind the counter products
• Practice to full extent of expanded scope with Professional Services, within your capability
• Be clearly identifiable to the public
• Ensure accuracy and appropriateness of all prescriptions dispensed
• Communicate with other health care professionals within the circle of care to provide customer care
• Maintain all records required in accordance with legislation, standards of practice, and policy
• Control access to the dispensary with respect to inventory and patient confidentiality
• Review and maintain Workflow Queues on a daily basis
• Regular review of ‘will call’ bins, in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures with assistance of support staff
• Review of stock to identify expired inventory with the assistance of support staff
• Oversight of current stock levels and medication orders from wholesaler
• Ensure all requirements for documentation and control of substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Regulations are met and reporting to Health Canada and regulatory bodies
• Involvement with financial reports as appropriate.
• Ensure entry/pickup workstations, counselling/waiting areas, and work islands reflect an appropriate image of the Pharmacy
• Read and action store communications on in-store web
• File incident reports when any customer or staff medication or privacy incidents occur
• Independent thinking and decision making - makes decisions when dealing with issues or problems
• Plan, coordinate and delegate assignments and provide coaching to Pharmacy colleagues
• Proven ability to drive and build the business, lead by example and support enterprise programs
• Commitment to providing exceptional customer service
• Superior customer relations skills and a strong sense of professionalism
• Strong problem-solving skills including experience formulating and executing action plans
• Strong personal computing skills and knowledge of Pharmacy systems a definite asset
• Ensure all Health & Safety procedures are followed to provide a healthy and safe work environment
• Complete mandatory training and voluntary continuing education workshops, as needed

Benefits

• Competitive wage
• Benefit package
• Signing bonus
• Purchase discount program
• Flexible and varied schedules
• Online learning through Academy
• Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and colleagues with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level