Pharmacist – Costco – Edmonton, AB

This Pharmacist position at Costco Pharmacy is located at the Edmonton location on 91st Street NW. The role covers direct patient care, prescription dispensing, and the full expanded scope of pharmacy practice permitted by Alberta regulations.

Day to day, you’ll dispense medications, check prescriptions for therapeutic appropriateness, collaborate with other health care professionals, and educate patients on proper medication use. You’ll also act as Pharmacist-In-Charge when the pharmacy manager is absent.

About the Role: Pharmacist

The position covers the complete dispensing workflow: applying auxiliary labels, verifying prescriptions, checking for drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, dose, frequency and dosage form, and selecting therapeutic substitutions where appropriate. You’ll verify refills with physicians by phone and take verbal prescriptions as needed.

Beyond dispensing, the role includes medication therapy management: conducting full medication reviews, best possible medication histories, medication reconciliation, and patient follow-up. You’ll recruit patients for and conduct health and wellness clinics, and document interventions as permitted by provincial regulations.

The position also involves administering medications by injection, ordering and communicating laboratory tests, and adapting, extending or modifying prescriptions under the delegation or collaboration of a prescriber, each to the extent permitted by Alberta regulations.

Benefits and Salary

The posting from Costco does not state the pay rate or list benefits for this position. Confirm both on the official posting before you apply.

Responsibilities

The duties below span direct patient care, prescription management, clinical services and team oversight. Several of the clinical responsibilities apply to the full extent permitted by Alberta’s provincial regulations.

• Dispense prescription medications and apply appropriate auxiliary labels
• Check prescriptions and over-the-counter medications for therapeutic appropriateness, including drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, dose, frequency and dosage form
• Verify prescriptions and refills with physicians by phone and take verbal prescriptions; select therapeutic substitutions when appropriate
• Oversee patient medical history collection and maintenance of confidential computer records
• Collaborate with other health care professionals to identify and resolve drug therapy problems; educate patients on proper medication use and preserve patient confidentiality
• Conduct full medication reviews, including best possible medication histories, medication reconciliation, and medication therapy management with patient follow-up
• Recruit and conduct health and wellness clinics and document interventions where permitted by provincial regulations
• Adapt, extend and modify prescriptions and perform specific acts under delegation or collaboration of a prescriber, to the extent permitted by provincial regulations
• Administer medications by injection where permitted by provincial regulations
• Order and communicate laboratory tests to the extent permitted by provincial regulations
• Act as Pharmacist-In-Charge in the absence of the pharmacy manager, ensuring smooth dispensary operation and supervising pharmacy interns and students
• Participate in a culture of patient safety by focusing on practices that reduce and eliminate prescription incidents, and by reporting and properly managing incidents that do occur
• Maintain professional competence through continuing education and keep required certifications in good standing
• Follow Costco Pharmacy’s policies, systems, procedure standards, and safety and security procedures

Requirements / Skills

The posting requires a pharmacy degree and an active provincial licence. No prior experience is listed as a condition. Computer, math, patient care and member service skills are required, and the posting recommends additional knowledge and talents for job success.

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy (required)
• Licence: Licensed Pharmacist in good standing in the province of work (required)
• Experience: None required
• Computer skills: required
• Math skills: required
• Patient care and member service skills: required
• French language (oral and written): required for postings in Quebec locations (this posting is in Edmonton, but note the requirement if applicable)

How to Apply

To apply, use the link below to access the official Costco job posting. Make sure your resume and proof of provincial licence are up to date before submitting.

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