Pharmacist

Work setting

• Community or retail pharmacy

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
• Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
• Check prescriptions for proper dosage
• Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the right quantities of drugs and other ingredients
• Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals and advise them on indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
• Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Certification for drug administration by injection and intranasal route
• Pharmacy Examining Boards of Canada Certification
• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Additional information

Security and safety

• Eligible for professional liability insurance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability

Benefits

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Other benefits

• Free parking available