Pharmacy Assistant - Full Time Permanent

PurposeMed is a Canadian-founded healthtech company established in 2019 with a mission to improve access to complex care for underserved communities. We’ve combined our clinical roots with a drive to scale, and now our exceptional team provides specialized care to thousands of patients every month.

PurposeMed consists of Freddie, our complex care business unit, and partner pharmacy network, Affirming Care Pharmacy.

Freddie improves sexual health through education, prevention, and treatment with a focus on the LGBTQ2S+ community. As the #1 rated PrEP provider in North America, we’re proudly dismantling barriers to sexual healthcare for patients across both Canada and the USA.

Affirming Care Pharmacy provides discreet, specialty prescription delivery across North America. Operating from six central hubs—Calgary, Mississauga, and Toronto in Canada, and Los Angeles, New York City, and San Antonio in the US—the team provides patients with an integrated, end-to-end healthcare experience.

We are proud to be ranked #2 on Deloitte’s 2024 list of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing tech companies and recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for two consecutive years. Permanent, full-time opportunity

Affirming Care Pharmacy is open Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 8:30am to 4:30pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30am to 8:00pm. All Pharmacy Assistants participate in a rotating schedule to cover evening and Saturday shifts.

PurposeMed's office is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the peoples of the Treaty 7 region which includes the nations of the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda which consists of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Good Stoney. We are looking for a Pharmacy Assistant to join our incredible Affirming Care Pharmacy team in Calgary, AB. Reporting to our Pharmacy Manager, the Pharmacy Assistant will be responsible for preparing, filling, dispensing and shipping prescription medications to our patients. Providing exceptional customer service to patients

phone, email, SMS and other internal systems

Supporting Prescription & Pharmacy Operations

preparing, filling, labeling, dispensing, packaging and shipping

Verifying prescription information is complete and accurate

Ensuring every request is processed accurately and as per the College of Pharmacy regulations

Maintaining an efficient, safe and tidy dispensary

Performing key administrative duties; managing a high volume of inbound and outbound calls, creating and updating patient profiles and maintaining internal pharmacy databases

Assisting with inventory management; performing inventory audits, managing packaging and pharmacy supplies, and coordinating medication orders with the Pharmacist

1+ years of pharmacy experience

• Knowledge and efficiency of all aspects of pharmacy software (data entry, billing, report generating, troubleshooting)
• A strong sense of urgency and works with a “how can I help” mentality
• Knowledge of provincial/federal benefits programs

50,000 – $55,000 CAD/year (equivalent to $24.04 – 26.44 per hour), reviewed annually

• Eligible for quarterly bonuses
• The compensation listed above refers to a yearly base salary that may vary depending on a candidate's relevant qualifications, knowledge, competencies and work experience, and other factors including market conditions. Do you think you could be our next Pharmacy Assistant? What we’re offering (based on full-time, permanent roles in Canada & the USA):

Along with the benefits below, we offer additional programs and supports designed to help you feel your best—both at work and outside of it.

• Work flexibly within a team that’s remote friendly; 20 vacation days and a team that will remind you to use them!
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision care from your first day of work—we cover 100% of your premiums, with coverage available for dependents
• Extended mental health coverage
• $If you are looking for a place that sparks your creativity, helps others, and will push you to be your best, then you’ll love PurposeMed.

PurposeMed is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer, and we highly encourage those from excluded and marginalized communities to apply. This includes groups such as (but not limited to): Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, trans and non-binary, LGBTQ2S+, disabled, and HIV-positive people. Team members working onsite at Affirming Care pharmacies do need to be physically present.