Pharmacist – Costco – Ajax, ON

Costco’s pharmacy in Ajax, Ontario is looking for a licensed Pharmacist to join their team at the 150 Kingston Road East location. This is a hands-on clinical role that goes well beyond dispensing — Costco Pharmacy pharmacists practise to the fullest extent of their expanded scope, providing genuine patient care to members every day.

In this role, you’ll be the front line of medication management and patient education, working collaboratively with registered technicians and other health care professionals. Whether it’s conducting medication reviews, administering injections, or running health and wellness clinics, your clinical expertise will make a real difference in patients’ lives.

About the Role: Pharmacist

As a Costco Pharmacist in Ajax, you’ll be responsible for dispensing prescription medications, verifying orders, and ensuring every prescription is checked for therapeutic appropriateness — including drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, dosage, and frequency. You’ll take verbal prescriptions, liaise with physicians, and select therapeutic substitutions when clinically appropriate.

You’ll work within a culture of patient safety, following Costco Pharmacy’s policies and provincial regulations at every step. Acting as Pharmacist-In-Charge in the absence of the pharmacy manager is also part of the scope, including supervising pharmacy interns and students. Your commitment to patient confidentiality and professional conduct is essential to this position.

Benefits and Salary

This Pharmacist position at Costco Ajax offers a pay rate of $60.90 per hour. Costco is well known in Canada for offering competitive compensation packages to its pharmacy professionals.

Responsibilities

The Pharmacist role at Costco Ajax covers a broad scope of clinical and operational duties. From dispensing and verification to patient counselling and health clinic coordination, you’ll be an active contributor to both member wellbeing and dispensary efficiency. Here’s a breakdown of what the day-to-day looks like:

• Dispense prescription medications and apply appropriate auxiliary labels with accuracy and care
• Check prescriptions and over-the-counter medications for therapeutic appropriateness, including drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, dose, frequency, and dosage form
• Verify and refill prescriptions with physicians by phone as needed and take verbal prescriptions; select therapeutic substitutions when appropriate
• Oversee the collection of patient medical history and maintenance of confidential computer records
• Collaborate with other health care professionals to identify and resolve drug therapy problems while educating patients on proper medication usage
• Conduct full medication reviews, including best possible medication histories and medication reconciliation, and participate in medication therapy management
• Administer medications by injection and order and communicate laboratory tests to the extent permitted by provincial regulations
• Recruit patients for and conduct health and wellness clinics, documenting interventions as permitted by provincial regulations
• Adapt, extend, and modify prescriptions and perform specific acts under prescriber delegation or collaboration as permitted
• Act as Pharmacist-In-Charge in the absence of the pharmacy manager and supervise pharmacy interns and students
• Maintain professional competence through continuing education and keep required certifications in good standing
• Participate in a culture of patient safety by reducing and eliminating prescription incidents and properly managing those that occur

Requirements / Skills

Costco is looking for a licensed, patient-focused Pharmacist who is comfortable working in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment. The ideal candidate brings strong clinical knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a genuine commitment to member care. Here’s what’s required:

• Bachelor of Science or Doctorate of Pharmacy — required educational background
• Licensed Pharmacist in good standing in the province of Ontario
• Computer skills for managing confidential patient records and dispensary systems
• Math proficiency for accurate dosage and prescription calculations
• Patient care and member service skills to provide prompt, courteous, and confidential care
• Ability to communicate in French (oral and written) — required for Quebec locations only

How to Apply

To apply, use the official link below to submit your application through Costco’s hiring portal. Make sure your resume is up to date and reflects your current pharmacy licence status before submitting.

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