District Relief Pharmacist (Eastern Ontario)

Position Title

District Relief Pharmacist (Eastern Ontario)

Position Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

48588

Banner

Metro

Employment Type

Permanent

Location

Eastern Ontario (Ajax - 1 Food Basics / Belleville - 1 Metro & 1 Food Basics / Bowmanville - 1 Metro / Cobourg - 1 Metro / Kingston - 1 Food Basics / Lindsay - 1 Food Basics / Napanee - 1 Metro / Trenton - 1 Metro / Whitby - 2 Metro)

Shift

Days, Evenings & Weekends

Description

Exciting opportunity for a District Relief Pharmacist! Join our vibrant team and take your career to the next level. Provide direct patient care, supervise the dispensary and front shop, and contribute to the achievement of company goals and objectives, including delivering exceptional customer-focused patient care, pharmacy services, store standards, sales profitability, and the management of inventory, shrink, expenses, and productivity. Adhere to company operating standards and OCP standards of practice, ensuring excellence in every aspect of your work.

Responsibilities

• Perform all professional activities of dispensing, patient counseling and pharmacy services.
• Perform all tasks required to satisfy dispensary orders.
• Perform all acts under the expanded scope of pharmacy practice.
• Provide pharmacy services and company initiatives.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals in the provision of patient care.
• Supervise the pharmacy department in the absence of the pharmacy manager.
• Ensure the pharmacy opens and closes according to hours of operation.
• Ensure compliance with the company recall procedure.
• Ensure proper procedures are maintained to manage shrink.
• Address emergency staffing concerns while on duty.
• Assist pharmacy manager with dispensary paperwork as directed.
• Satisfy the company's expectations on the delivery of consistent, exceptional customer service.
• Resolve any customer complaints or issues arising while on duty.
• Maintain store standards and conditions.
• Cash register operations.

Qualifications

• Education – B.Sc. Phm. Degree (4‑year university pharmacy program).
• Licensure – Registered Part A Pharmacist with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
• Injection certified, smoking cessation certified and registered with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
• Proficient with current PC systems, MS Office programs and pharmacy software (Kroll).
• Interpersonal skills to build strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Language skills to communicate clearly and listen carefully in a respectful manner.
• Organizational skills to prioritize, plan, manage time and be punctual.
• Customer service skills to achieve customer satisfaction by recognizing customer needs and wants.
• Receptivity to accept constructive feedback for continuous improvement.
• Initiative to identify and complete tasks independently.

Key Relationships

As a support pharmacist, you will receive direction from the pharmacy manager and pharmacy operations manager and provide direction to pharmacy technicians, pharmacist assistants, and pharmacy clerks. You will interact with internal contacts, including pharmacy operations, pharmacy services, pharmacy merchandising, inventory control and audit, store services, McMahon, and Metro IT, and engage with external contacts such as direct pharmacy vendors: McMahon and Kroll Canada.