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Pharmacist (Manager opportunities)
Opportunities available in Victoria, BC & Sooke, BC.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, and Casual
*Signing bonus offered for full-time hires!
Salary: $50.00-$53.00 per hour
Email resume and cover letter to hr@forbesgroup.ca
Excellent Compensation Package (including extended benefits for our full-time staff)
Our Pharmacy is clean, with ample natural light, great hours and a strong support team.
As a pharmacist, you are responsible for controlling, dispensing and distributing medicine. You provide the highest standard of care and work to legal and ethical guidelines to ensure the correct and safe supply of medical products to our patients. You’re actively involved in maintaining and improving patient’s health by providing advice and information as well as working closely with the patient’s medical care team when needed.
We have specialists on our team of pharmacists who offer compounding skills, blood pressure monitoring and diabetes specialist, and run anti-aging, and BHRT clinics.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Provide exceptional patient care
- Lead the pharmacy team
- Budgeting and labour costs
- Business operations
- Team building and engagement
- Check prescriptions for accuracy
- Counsel on prescription medications, and OTC
- Health management consulting
- Participation in clinics and programs
- Complete med reviews
- · Lead and mentor support team
Demonstrates the skills and ability to:
- Lead a successful team and pharmacy
- Receive, prepare and deliver Rx accurately and timely to patients
- Ensure medication and over the counter supplements inventory levels is adequate to meet patients’ needs
- Constant counsel of patients in regards to new/additional medications
- Identify and report sales opportunities both internally and externally
- Review and control costs
- Provide on-going training for all new and existing support staff and new Pharmacists
- Attend required and voluntary continuing education workshops as needed
- Provide friendly, positive and pro-active interaction with all internal and external customers
- Create awareness and educate customers through clinics
- Provide timely and positive resolution to patient’s needs and Doctor’s requests/issues
- Ensure pharmacy complies with all legal requirements (Federal & Provincial) and Company’s policies and procedures
- Ensure all ethical and pharmaceutical care models are practiced
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Pharmacy
- Leadership capabilities
- License to practice in the province seeking employment
- Superior interpersonal skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment to providing exceptional patient service
- Computer proficiency
- Strong time management and organization skills
- Desire to grow and learn
Additional pay:
- Bonus pay
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Store discount
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
Experience:
- pharmacist: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Pharmacy License (preferred)
If you would like to join our team, we would like to hear from you. Email resume and cover letter to hr@forbesgroup.ca
Pharmacy Assistant
We offer a full compensation package with benefits for full-time staff.
The Pharmacy Assistant is an important role within our pharmacies.
We are a well established team and offer a good working atmosphere.
This role is responsible for a wide range of tasks including and not limited to providing exceptional patient service, you may be trained to purchase medications, typing Rx, blister packs and all other pharmacy assistant tasks. Daily activities include answering the phone, putting orders away, stocking, merchandising, taking inventory, and record keeping.
Skills
- Skills and ability to demonstrate the following:
- Demonstrates a professional demeanor and is eager to learn and develop in the role
- A keen interest in the health and well-being of others
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with team and patients
- Ability to concentrate while performing routine tasks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to remain calm during stressful situations
- Good hand-eye coordination, manual and finger dexterity
- Patience and perseverance in creating a product to exact specifications
- Basic computer skills
- Desire to learn and grow
- Compounding skills are an asset
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Store discount
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- pharmacy: 1 year (preferred)
Work remotely:
- No
If you would like to join our team, we would like to hear from you. Email resume and cover letter to hr@forbesgroup.ca
