Pharmacy Clerk Certified – Costco – Halifax, NS

Costco’s Halifax location on Chain Lake Drive is looking for a Certified Pharmacy Clerk to join their pharmacy team. If you have a background in pharmacy and enjoy working directly with patients in a fast-paced retail environment, this role offers a solid opportunity to put your certification to good use.

Day-to-day, you’ll be working alongside the pharmacist — filling and dispensing prescriptions, serving patients at the counter, processing transactions, and managing inventory and records through a computerized pharmacy system. It’s a role that blends customer service with technical pharmacy support.

About the Role: Pharmacy Clerk Certified

As a Certified Pharmacy Clerk at Costco Halifax, you’ll assist the pharmacist with a broad range of tasks — from retrieving filled prescriptions and processing register transactions to updating patient profiles and entering prescription data into the pharmacy computer, all in accordance with Provincial regulations. You’ll also prepare third-party insurance claims, process invoices, and make accounting entries using the pharmacy’s computerized system.

Maintaining patient confidentiality, following safety and security procedures, and keeping the department clean and organized are all part of the job. You’ll also assist with ordering, receiving, and stocking both prescription drugs and over-the-counter products, ensuring merchandising standards are met and product signs are kept current.

Benefits and Salary

Costco is well known for offering competitive compensation and a strong benefits package to its employees. While specific salary details are not listed in this posting, Costco team members typically enjoy access to health and dental benefits, employee discounts, and a workplace culture that values long-term employment and internal growth. For more details on compensation, you’ll have the opportunity to discuss this during the hiring process.

Responsibilities

Working in a certified pharmacy environment, the Pharmacy Clerk plays a key supporting role to the pharmacist — balancing patient-facing duties with backend administrative and inventory tasks. Below is a breakdown of the core responsibilities you’ll take on in this position.

• Assist patients at the counter, receive written prescriptions for the pharmacist, and retrieve filled prescriptions
• Process register transactions, receive payment, make change, and handle cheque, credit, and debit transactions
• Answer phones and direct members to product locations with prompt and courteous service
• Update patient profiles and enter prescription information into the pharmacy computer system, in compliance with Provincial regulations and while preserving patient confidentiality
• Assist with prescription filling — bringing stock bottles, counting, pouring, restocking, labelling, and pricing under the pharmacist’s direct supervision
• Prepare third-party insurance claims, process invoices, and make accounting entries using the computerized system
• Order, receive, tag, and stock prescription drugs, supplies, and over-the-counter products in accordance with merchandising standards
• Maintain department cleanliness by sweeping, mopping, wiping, dusting, and managing waste disposal including trash compactor and cardboard bailer

Requirements / Skills

Costco is looking for a candidate who brings certified pharmacy training and ideally some hands-on experience in a pharmacy setting. Strong computer and math skills combined with a genuine commitment to member service are key traits for success in this role.

• Pharmacy diploma from a Community College or Costco Pharmacy Clerk certification is required
• Provincial pharmacy certification as required by the province where applicable
• Current pharmacy experience is preferred — candidates with relevant experience will be given priority
• Computer skills for operating pharmacy management and computerized invoicing systems
• Math skills for handling transactions, counting medications, and processing payments accurately
• Member service skills — a patient, courteous, and professional approach to working with the public

How to Apply

To apply for this Pharmacy Clerk Certified position at Costco Halifax, use the link below to access the official job posting. Make sure your resume is current and reflects your pharmacy training and experience before submitting.

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