Pharmacist at Royal Drugs

Royal Drugs is a healthcare company providing specialty pharmacy, infusion therapy, and retail pharmacy services. Royal Drugs is partnered for success with Ontario Medical Supply. Ontario Medical Supply is a Leading Distributor of medical equipment, supplies, and services for healthcare organizations and home healthcare clients across Ontario. Together, we work towards supporting optimal health outcomes and better quality of life.

Come Join Our Team!

Purpose:

This position holds primary responsibility for coordinating daily supervision of all activities involved in providing medications in accordance with established corporate procedures and provincial pharmacy laws.

The pharmacist is responsible for controlling the processes to ensure that all products meet both professional and corporate standards of accuracy and quality.

Royal Drugs operates daily including weekends and statutory holidays. Pharmacists are required to work evenings, weekends, and be on-call on a rotational basis.

Position: Pharmacist

Location: Royal Drugs Inc. – Mississauga (Skymark)

No. of Positions: 2

ATR:4896

Type: Full Time, Contract (9 months)

Salary: Hourly, commensurate with experience

Job Responsibilities:

• Supervise the staff and activities in the pharmacy.
• Coordinate all activities related to prescription dispensing, including:

-Prescription review and professional interaction with other health disciplines.

-Perform complex calculations of prescription formulation.

• Ensure that the pharmacy complies with provincial and federal regulations governing the practice of pharmacy.
• Ensure appropriate clinical functions are completed including patient counseling, appropriate documentation, pharmaceutical care etc.
• Direct and prioritize the production process utilizing professional knowledge to recognize critical customer needs. -Utilize the pharmaceutical literature and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) as the basis for judgment of pharmacy issues relating to the compounding of admixtures.
• Ensure SOP or policy and procedure requirements are incorporated into daily procedures and correctly followed by staff in the execution of all duties.
• Develop and maintain proficiency in the relevant pharmacy computer systems to optimize productivity and efficiency.
• Respond to information requests from customers, other health disciplines and personnel related to drug information and pharmacy practice.
• Develop and maintain specialized knowledge of drug therapy (all routes of administration) and medication compatibility, stability and interaction.
• Provide daily customer support for all pharmacy related products and services.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to Royal Drugs patient safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in departmental clinical and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain up-to-date training designated for this position.

Qualifications:

• Education: Minimum university undergraduate degree in Pharmacy.
• Licensed in the province of practice.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and handle fluctuating workloads
• Demonstrate a strong ability to lead and mentor members of the pharmacy team. Must possess superlative external as well as internal customer service skills.
• Ability to work under stress, with short lead times, and changing customer demands with short turnaround times. There is the need for absolute "zero defect" work in a high-pressure environment.

Human Resources:

While we thank you for your interest, only select applicants will be contacted regarding the position.

Royal Drugs is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing diversity and accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. All applicants must make their requirements known when contacted.

The company reserves the right to close the competition based on business need and a sufficient pool of candidates who have applied.