Job Description

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At MediSystem Pharmacy, you can use your skills to do meaningful work that has a real impact, in an environment that promotes learning, growth and opportunity. Whether it\'s your first job or you\'re ready for a new challenge, MediSystem Pharmacy can turn your potential into performance that is recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and a work-life balance.

Why this role is important?

\xe2\x80\x93 Interim Team Lead Pharmacist

About Us:

MediSystem Pharmacy, a Shoppers Drug Mart Company, is an established specialty pharmacy that provides pharmaceutical dispensing and clinical pharmacy consulting services to long term care facilities across Canada. MediSystem services 40,000 residents in over 300 facilities and is proud to be 100% Canadian owned and operated.

MediSystem Pharmacy is committed to optimizing the health, wellness and safety of all residents that we service through the introduction of innovative technologies, continuing education, enhanced clinical services and seamless medication delivery.

Our company\'s CORE values reflect how we treat all residents, staff in the homes as well as our employees. We CARE about all Canadians, we believe in OWNERSHIP and accountability, RESPECT, and EXCELLENCE in the services we provide.

At MediSystem Pharmacy, you can use your skills to do meaningful work that has a real impact, in an environment that promotes learning, growth and opportunity. Whether it\'s your first job or you\'re ready for a new challenge, MediSystem Pharmacy can turn your potential into performance that is recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and a work life balance.

About the Role:

As a member of the MediSystem Site Operations Supervisory Team, reporting directly to the Operations Manager, the Pharmacist Team Lead will play a critical role to meet established quality and productivity goals in a fast-paced Long Term Care pharmaceutical production facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible to work in an efficient and collaborative manner with direct staff and internal and external clients.
• Provide sustained performance and engagement through effective leadership, utilizing a high level of integrity, communication and involvement.
• Ensure that all pharmacy staff complies with all company policies and operating procedures (regulatory/legal requirements) to enable pharmacists to deliver pharmaceutical care.
• Recommend and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform Pharmacist duties when required.
• Embrace the core values of the organization; Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence.
• Assess employee performance and recommend promotions in area of expertise.
• Manage the Pharmacist/RPhT/Pharmacy Assistant department day shift operations to ensure staff have clear directions, have the required resources and are motivated towards meeting production schedules and departmental objective.
• Establish/coordinate monthly and weekly production schedules and daily assignments of staff.
• Responsible for staff hiring, employee engagement, health and safety and progressive discipline.
• Train and supervise dispensary staff as required.
• Complying with all federal and provincial pharmacy regulations, as well as identifying, investigating, correcting and documenting potential regulatory and safety problems.
• Minimize medication incidents according to company policies and procedures. In the event of a medication incident follow protocol for reporting and investigation.
• Patient privacy and confidentiality is protected in accordance with regulations.
• Interact with customers on an as needed basis to address issues.
• Troubleshoot situations that arise and determine resolution quickly to ensure minimal disruption to the assembly line during assigned shifts.
• Coordinate, manage and effectively complete all administrative responsibilities. This would include time sheet, vacation coverage, incident and corrective action reports, review processes, etc.
• Assist in ensuring timely and accurate completion of third-party processing, billing, re-submissions, and reporting.
• Understand, meet and embrace the site/department operational budgets, while able to communicate and teach the fundamentals of fiscal responsibility and operational excellence.
• Reviewing and reconcile reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Conduct information meetings for employees and/or Customers.
• Participate in special projects to assist development goals and improve production processes to simplify procedures or reduce costs to the department.

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

Required:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy
• Currently licensed with the College of Pharmacists and in good standing

Preferred:

• 3+ years proven hands-on experience in a major high volume manufacturing environment as a supervisor or team lead.
• Currently licensed with the Ontario College of Pharmacists and in good standing
• Change implementer - ability to develop a powerful sense of shared purpose in others and motivate them to embrace change; ability to develop, communicate and gain commitment from the organization to do things differently in order to obtain higher levels of performance; ability to assess talent and implement programs to raise baseline performance; adept at balancing data, personalities and positional power when influencing others.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.
• Proven experience building highly effective teams and a fun and rewarding culture.
• Excellent communication, coaching and customer services skills.
• Knowledge of all policies, procedures and duties related to customer service.
• Excellent decision-making ability and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable attention to detail
• Must relate well to people with diverse personalities and styles, and is able to manage up, down, across and outside of the organization using tact and diplomacy.
• Communicates clearly and effectively.
• Strong MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), Cloud computing \xe2\x80\x93 OneDrive/Google Drive, KROLL skills are preferred.

Employment Type: Full time

Type of Role: Temporary with Benefits (Fixed Term)

Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada\'s diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation\xe2\x80\x99s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct \xe2\x80\x93 it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

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