Pharmacy Student – Costco – Vaughan, ON

The Pharmacy Student job at Costco‘s Vaughan Central Fill pharmacy in Ontario pays $22.00 per hour. It is open to students enrolled in an approved pharmacy program.

You’ll work under a pharmacist’s direct supervision, helping with prescription order entry, packaging and compounding. You’ll also support the pharmacy’s expanded scope services, such as Health Promotion Clinics and medication reviews.

About the Role: Pharmacy Student

Most of the work is drug distribution. You’ll enter prescriptions into the pharmacy software, fill them by retrieving stock bottles, counting medications and labelling them, and serve patients at the counter. A pharmacist supervises every one of these tasks.

Beyond distribution, you’ll help the pharmacist recruit patients for the medication review program and plan and run Health Promotion Clinics. Depending on your competency level and provincial regulation, you may also provide limited counselling and education on prescription and OTC products, always under a pharmacist’s supervision.

You follow Costco pharmacy’s policies and procedures and the provincial regulations that govern a pharmacy student’s role. Patient confidentiality applies at all times, and safety and security procedures apply while you fill prescriptions.

Benefits and Salary

The posting lists an hourly rate of $22.00 for this role. It does not describe benefits, hours per week or a schedule.

Responsibilities

The duties below cover prescription processing, patient service and support for the pharmacy’s clinical programs. A pharmacist supervises each of them.

• Answer and triage member phone calls, and direct members to the location of a product.
• Collect patient information and enter prescriptions into the pharmacy software system accurately and efficiently.
• Fill prescriptions by retrieving stock bottles, counting medications and labelling, following safety and security procedures throughout.
• Alert the pharmacist to drug interactions or patient concerns.
• Serve patients at the counter: retrieve prescriptions, process register transactions as per the procedures, and give prompt, courteous service.
• Answer questions on OTC products and refer patients to the pharmacist when appropriate.
• Provide prescription counselling and education where your competency level and provincial regulation allow, under the pharmacist’s direction.
• Identify and recruit patients eligible for the medication review program, and assist the pharmacist with the reviews.
• Work with the pharmacist to develop and implement plans to recruit for and run Costco Pharmacy’s Health Promotion Clinics.
• Stock drugs, supplies and OTC merchandise, and keep the pharmacy clean and well organized with the rest of the pharmacy staff.
• Assist in other areas as the pharmacist directs, including other areas of the warehouse as necessary.

Requirements / Skills

You must be enrolled in an approved pharmacy program and registered with your provincial College as a pharmacy student. Community pharmacy experience and Kroll software skills are preferred but not required.

• Enrolment in an approved pharmacy program (required).
• Registration with the respective College as a pharmacy student (required).
• Community pharmacy experience and proficiency with the Kroll pharmacy software system (preferred).
• Excellent communication and member service skills.
• Able to work in a fast paced environment and works well in a team.

How to Apply

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