Pharmacy aide
City Pharmacy
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate
- Help pharmacists
- Maintain prescription records
- Prepare medications for clients
- Set up and dismantle equipment
- Supervise and direct activities of other medical technologists or technicians
- Apply and adjust casts, splints and bandages
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Help with scheduling and workflow
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Operate and maintain sterilization equipment and instrumentation for re-use according to standardized safety practices
- Bill third party insurers
- Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
- Help patients complete menus
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
- Assist dietitians with research in food, nutrition and food service systems
- Clean and restore ocular prostheses
- Interpret physician’s specification
- Advise patients on loss of depth perception
- Repair and maintain fabrication and laboratory equipment
- Order supplies and equipment
- Schedule and confirm appointments