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Job Description

Job Description:

Hiring a Full Time Pharmacist for our location in Wainwright, Alberta.  Providing care and service to the community and neighboring population in a fast paced environment.  Store is open Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm.  A complete compensation package is offered including competitive wages, generous employee discount, and company pension.

Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager, Staff pharmacist is committed to ensuring the company’s set goals and objectives (G&Os) are achieved and/or exceeded. Staff Pharmacist assists the Pharmacy Manager in executing store level corporate and operational Rx policies and procedures regarding budgets, store operations, loss prevention, prescription dispensing and the provision of patient focused services.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Responsible for training and mentoring pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy staff as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager. Act as a team leader in the absence of the Pharmacy Manager
• Ensures all employees follow all responsibilities outlined in the provincial health & safety legislation
• Supervising Pharmacy Technicians to ensure completion and/or accuracy of tasks assigned
• Maintaining the dispensary inventory level within the prescribed guidelines through accurate perpetual inventory records.
• Ensure compliance to company policies and procedures, professional standards and applicable laws and regulations.
• Responsible for supervising ongoing follow-up and collection of third-party receivables.
• Maintenance of complete and accurate documentation when required by the various Colleges of Pharmacy, drugs plans (both public & private) as well as all Rexall programs and SOPs.
• Promote Company initiatives, programs, and services as appropriate.
• Effective two-way communications with customers, physicians, suppliers, and other pharmacists.
• Accurately and timely dispense all prescriptions.
• Accurately and timely claim submission and/or registration of all patient focused services performed.
• Practice within federal, provincial, regulatory, and legal requirements, provincial Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, demonstrating professional integrity and acting to uphold a high level of professional standard of practice.
• Ensure all privacy requirements are met, including customer confidentiality and consent management.
• Ensures dispensary area meets Rexall’s maintenance standards and College standards and regulations.
• Addresses pharmacy practice questions.
• Inspire and empower staff to participate and deliver the #ALLin experience for every customer/patient.
• Upholding the company brand in the store and driving community
• Perform professional services to the full scope of pharmacist practice as deemed eligible and appropriate for the patients.
• Support in resolving customer/patient issues in a timely manner.
• Administer injections/immunizations as requested to maximize patient care.
• Provide professional advice and applicable dialogue with patients on prescription and OTC products to provide excellent customer service and maximize customer loyalty.
• Dispense prescriptions and consults with patients ensuring maximization of over the counter (OTC) and private brand sales.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• University Degree combined with valid Provincial Pharmacy license.
• A member in good standing of the college of pharmacists, including a valid license in the store’s province.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong digital literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong intuition for business with acute understanding of financials and reporting.
• Self-motivated to grow self and others, with strong coaching and mentoring abilities.
• Strong customer/patient satisfaction orientation
• Exceptional multi-tasking skills with the ability to adapt to change.
• Experience with streamlining workflows and improving processes is preferred.
• Ability to achieve results and a “can-do” attitude.
• Ability to maintain the optimum balance between the profession of pharmacy and business of pharmacy.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work productively as a member of a dynamic and fast-paced team.

Context and Environment:

Second in command to the Pharmacy Manager in all Rx store level department operations with the responsibility of assisting that all budgets and company objectives are achieved or surpassed while efficiently maintaining the focus on total store contributions. Through District Leader ensure the needs/issues of the store are met /resolved by working collaboratively with the larger Rexall organization. Strong customer focus with a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality required.