Pharmacy Assistant

CareRx is Canada’s leading provider of specialty pharmacy services to seniors, serving more than 96,000 residents in over 1,600 communities including long-term care homes and retirement homes. The Pharmacy Assistant plays an important role in the quality and safety of medications, assisting in preparation, packaging, and organization of deliveries with exceptional attention to detail. Their support to Pharmacists and Technicians is essential to maintaining quality standards.

Your day-to-day involves ensuring accurate documentation of completed work as per policies and procedures. You will prepare prescriptions by gathering data from nursing staff to be filled via dispensary software, process and adjudicate prescriptions using Pacmed automation, and prepare creams and liquids. Maintaining a clean and safe work environment while upholding strict confidentiality and ethical standards is key.

Join a national organization with a large network of pharmacy fulfillment centres that delivers medications timely and cost-effectively. CareRx takes an active role in promoting resident health, staff education, and medication system quality with home operator partners. Whether in a dispensary or clinical setting, find a place that fits your best work style.

This on-site role at the Calgary pharmacy follows a five-day workweek with on-call rotation for weekends. Training is provided for this contract position. CareRx welcomes applications from people with disabilities and offers accommodations upon request.