Pharmacy technical assistant

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français
• Heures de travail: 35 to 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Pharmacy or drugstore

Tasks

• Enter client information in databases
• Help pharmacists
• Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
• Maintain prescription records
• Position patients for treatments by chiropractor or machine
• Prepare medications for clients
• Repair, build and modify prosthetic or orthotic appliances or footwear
• Supervise and direct activities of other medical technologists or technicians
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
• Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
• Record information about donors
• Operate and maintain sterilization equipment and instrumentation for re-use according to standardized safety practices
• Take body or limb measurements of patients
• Help patients complete menus
• Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
• Maintain supplies
• Connect treatment machines to patients, as directed by chiropractor
• Maintain inventory of equipment
• Monitor donors throughout procedure
• Perform general clerical duties
• Prepare and maintain cleanliness of collection areas
• Advise patients on care and use of ocular prostheses
• Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
• Repair and maintain fabrication and laboratory equipment
• Order supplies and equipment
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Schedule and confirm appointments

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people
• 3-4 people

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Manual dexterity
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Interpersonal awareness
• Organized
• Team player
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Shift
• Morning
• Night
• To be determined
• Day
• Weekend

Support for persons with disabilities

• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities