Pharmacy Assistant

Transports pharmacy items between pharmacy, patient care areas and other departments. Monitoring and replenishment of nursing unit medication stock. Packages and labels pharmaceuticals according to established procedures. Performs routine physical cleaning and maintenance on pharmacy equipment. Monitors pharmacy inventory and supplies for outdated products. Charges and credits medications per established procedure. Completes records and filing associated with all duties. Participates in hospital and/or departmental quality assurance/improvement activities to ensure standards are maintained. Assists in training and orientation of new employees, students, and pharmacy residents. Maintains site-specific standards of performance, including achievement of mandatory internal certifications. Checks and fills wardstock, orders stock and receive pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established quotas and procedures. Fills interim and STAT doses in the dispensary. Duties require lifting of up to 15-30lbs and pushing and pulling of carts and repetitive bending. Position is required to stand and walk for extended periods at a time. Required to work with arms extended for sustained periods of time. Performs other duties deemed necessary or assigned.

As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will be responsible for the packaging, distributing, shipping medications and the management and replenishment of medication inventory levels under the general supervision of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.

As required.

Graduate of recognized pharmacy assistant program preferred. Inpatient Hospital Pharmacy experience preferred.