Technical Assistant in Pharmacy

The position in detail…

The holder of this position is responsible for:

• Welcoming patients in a professional, courteous, and attentive manner;
• Respecting the ethical limits of intervention with patients and confidentiality;
• Collecting essential patient information and updating their files;
• Answering patient questions, phone calls, processing prescription renewals, entering new product or prescription data, and referring to the pharmacist as needed;
• Preparing prescriptions;
• Having prescriptions or other documents verified by the pharmacist;
• Forwarding claims requests to insurers and resolving claim issues;
• Coordinating prescription and sterile product delivery services;
• Managing biomedical waste securely;
• Preparing and packaging sterile products and organizing pill organizer preparation;
• Determining and approving the selling price of laboratory products;
• Regularly depositing money, ordering coins, and completing a cash report;
• Recording purchases on the electronic cash register and receiving payments in cash, credit, or debit, if applicable;
• Forecasting sufficient supplies for smooth operations;
• Ensuring the cleanliness and disinfection of the laboratory and its equipment. Maintaining a clean workspace;
• Managing medication and material supply for prescription preparation;
• Keeping the laboratory inventory up-to-date and ordering from suppliers;
• Checking the contents of deliveries upon arrival. Comparing with invoices and purchase orders;
• Placing products in appropriate locations and ensuring medication rotation according to expiration dates;
• Processing merchandise claims with different companies and sending back returns;
• Offering advice on specialized products (e.g., glucometers, tensiometers, orthopedic products, etc.);
• Following health and safety regulations at work;
• Performing all other related tasks.

Do you have the profile?

• Hold a diploma in professional studies in technical pharmacy assistance or be a university student in pharmacy;
• Have experience as a technical assistant in pharmacy;
• Be available according to the established schedule;
• Possess excellent communication skills;
• Demonstrate courtesy, integrity, and discretion;
• Have strong mathematical aptitude;
• Show a high degree of rigor, attention to detail, team spirit, and collaboration;
• Have a good sense of planning, organization, and managing priorities and stress;
• Possess good knowledge of prescription management and electronic cash register software.

We are very excited to welcome our Technical Assistant, so apply now! Send us a letter explaining why you would like to be part of our team, along with your resume, to: 785675@uniprix.com or by fax to: 514 626-7702

Note: Only candidates selected during the process will be contacted.

Employment type: Full-time, Part-time

Location: On-site