Kirk Market

Pharmacy Assistant

Here's an exciting opportunity to join our Kirk Pharmacy team as a Pharmacy Assistant. If you find it rewarding caring for the well-being of others and would like to assist people to achieve a healthier life, then we want to hear from you! 

Job Duties:

• Assist with the sales and operations of the Pharmacy department.
• Provide excellent customer service, helping customers with questions, locating items and providing guidance on supplements, and related products without ‘prescribing’.
• Working closely with the Pharmacists, maintain proper product assortment, merchandising and inventory control to avoid out of stocks and overstocks.
• Prepare, package, stock (and rotate stock), store and display merchandise appropriately.
• Comply with all regulatory and company rules, regulations, and sanitation standards.
• Listen to customer complaints, examine returned merchandise and refer problems to Pharmacists/Pharmacy Manager.
• Receive prescriptions from patients and verify that the required information is on the form.
• Type prescription labels which include information such as patient’s name, clinician’s name, name of medications and dosage instruction and give to Pharmacist to review.
• Compile daily statistics such as number of patients requesting prescriptions, new prescriptions received and number of refill orders.
• Assist the Pharmacist with inventory by counting drugs and supplies.
• Maintain and update patient records.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• At least 1 year of related experience and working towards certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven background of being customer service-focused and professional.
• Must be well-organized, able to use initiative with the ability to multi-task & prioritize workload.
• Must have knowledge of basic math and must be able to read, write, speak and comprehend fluent English; ability to
  speak/comprehend a second language is desirable.
• Skills in using office equipment such as copier and cash register, and/or calculator.
• Proficiency in using a pharmacy computer system such as QS1, Nexus or Koroll is desirable.
• Must always adhere to and maintain absolute customer confidentiality.

Work hours: 40-hour work week. Willingness to work rotating shifts, including evenings, weekends, public holidays and flexible hours if required.

Compensation: CI$10.00 – CI$16.00 per hour, depending on experience.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.