Pharmacist

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: Bilingual
• Hours: 64 to 80 hours bi-weekly
• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: Will train

Work setting

• Pharmacy or drugstore

Tasks

• Advise customers on indications, contraindications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
• Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals
• Check prescriptions for proper dosage
• Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the right quantities of drugs and other ingredients
• Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
• Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff
• Control the quality of drug products during production to ensure that they meet standards of potency, purity, uniformity, stability and safety
• Evaluate labelling, packaging and advertising of drug products
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Provide customer service
• Enter data according to specified format

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Computer and technology knowledge

• Electronic mail

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Sitting

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Time management

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)