Pharmacist in Richmond Hill

Location: 100 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 1J6

Looking for a career that offers a peaceful and high-tech work environment? Look no further than Central Pharmacy Services, where tranquility and innovation go hand in hand. Our workplace is pristine, contemporary, and driven by technology, allowing you to enjoy stable fixed shifts and a predictable schedule that brings balance to your work-life.

At Central Pharmacy Services, we are the catalyst for the Future of Pharmacy. Shoppers Drug Mart is undergoing an unprecedented transformation that will revolutionize healthcare across Canada, and our CPS team is at the heart of this remarkable change! We are committed to creating the most streamlined and versatile central fill network in the country – let’s bring this vision to life together!

Why join us at Central Services?

• Central Pharmacy Services is a division of Loblaw/Shoppers Drug Mart that centrally fills prescriptions for patients and provides other prescription processing services.
• By streamlining these crucial functions, we enable Pharmacists and their teams at Shoppers Drug Mart locations to focus on what is important – the patient!
• We pride ourselves on having a great team spirit.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Pay
• Great Benefits that are highly customizable and include a vacation purchase option
• Employee Discount of 30% on in-store purchases

Why this role is important?

Reporting to the Supervisor, Production, the Pharmacist will support the overall operations of the Pharmacy, including providing communication to client pharmacies and coordinating with vendor and support teams, dispensing medication, and assisting in the maintenance of the dispensary.

We are hiring an Overnight Pharmacist. The scheduled shift will be OVERNIGHT (10pm-6am) Sunday to Thursday with requirements to work some statutory holidays and weekends and be flexible to cover other shifts based on business needs.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pharmacy and Customer Service
  • Practice within federal/provincial, regulatory/legal requirements, provincial Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, and Policies, demonstrating professional integrity and acting to uphold a high level of professional standard of practice.
  • Ensure all privacy requirements are met, including customer confidentiality and consent management.
  • Ensure accuracy of all prescriptions dispensed.
  • Maintain all records required in accordance with legislation, standards of practice, and policy, i.e. customer records, narcotic and controlled drug records.
  • Provide timely and positive resolutions to customer needs and requests from other stakeholders.
  • Promote Pharmacy campaigns, programs and services as appropriate.
• Workflow and Inventory Management
  • Control access to the dispensary with respect to inventory and patient confidentiality.
  • Review and maintain Workflow Queues on a regular basis.
  • Review of stock to identify expired inventory.
  • 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 as necessary is completed.
  • Ensure proper preparation, packaging, distribution and storage of all inventory including those that require special handling and training.
• Operations
  • Ensure the dispensary reflects an appropriate image of the Pharmacy as a safe, organized and efficient workplace.
  • Ensure inventory is placed in appropriate areas.
  • At shift change, communicate all outstanding issues to corresponding team members.
  • Ensure all Pharmacy team members are in compliance with internal policies.
  • Involvement with financial reports as appropriate.
  • Identify and report business-building opportunities, both internally and externally, and action where appropriate.
  • Read and action store communications on in-store web.
  • Report and elevate Pharmacy Incident for medication or privacy incidents (actual, and near-misses).
• Leadership & Supervision
  • Ensure pharmacy team works cohesively to complete necessary activities.
  • Support ongoing training for all Pharmacy team members.

Education & Professional Licensing

• Valid license to practice in the province.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• 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.
• Prioritize activities quickly in response to changing initiatives.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• 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 for all colleagues.
• Complete mandatory training and voluntary continuing education workshops, as needed.

The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions and duties as required for proper evaluation of the job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Employment Type: Full time

Type Of Role: Regular

Hiring Range: $48.90 - $63.25 (per hour)

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position.