Job Description

Costco Pharmacy in Winnipeg, MB is hiring a Regular-Part Time Staff Pharmacist (5 days per week - 25 hours/week minimum).

Daily tasks and responsibilities:

-Checks prescriptions and over the counter medications for therapeutic appropriateness including but not limited to drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, dose, frequency, and dosage form

-Verifies prescriptions and refills with physicians by phone as needed and takes verbal prescriptions

-Selects therapeutic substitutions when appropriate

-Oversees the collection of patient medical history and maintenance of the confidential computer record

-Collaborates with other health care professionals as necessary to identify and resolve drug therapy problems

-Educates patients on proper medication usage

-Answers patient questions about over-the-counter medication and product location

-Preserves patient confidentiality

-Works collaboratively with Registered Technician to ensure appropriate allocation of work tasks

-Recruits patients for and conducts health and wellness clinics and documents interventions

-Adapts, extends, and modifies prescriptions

-Administers medications to patients by injection

-Conducts full medication reviews and does patient follow-up

-Participates in a culture of patient safety by focusing on practices that reduce and eliminate prescription incidents as well as reporting and properly managing those incidents that do occur

-Maintains professional competence through participation in a variety of continuing education initiatives and maintains required certifications in good standing

-Follows Costco Pharmacy's policies, systems and procedure standards

-Follows safety and security procedures

-Acts as Pharmacist-In-Charge in the absence of the pharmacy manager ensuring smooth operation in the dispensary and supervises pharmacy interns and students.

Qualifications:

-Completion of a Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution is required

-Must be a licensed pharmacist in good standing in MB

-Applicants with pharmacy experience will be given preference over other candidates

-Strong communication skills required

-Knowledge of Kroll software (or other computer/data entry skills) is an asset

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $1.00 per hour

Experience:

pharmacist: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

License to practice pharmacy (required)
Work Location: In person