Registered Pharmacy Technician – Costco – St. John’s, NL

Costco’s pharmacy team in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador is looking for a Registered Pharmacy Technician to join their location at 75 Danny Drive. If you’re a licensed technician who takes pride in delivering accurate, efficient, and compassionate care to patients, this is a role worth considering.

Working closely with the pharmacist, you’ll be involved in everything from filling and dispensing prescriptions to managing inventory and maintaining confidential patient records. This is a hands-on position that combines technical pharmacy work with member-facing service in a busy retail environment.

About the Role: Registered Pharmacy Technician

As a Registered Pharmacy Technician at Costco, your core focus will be supporting the pharmacist in delivering accurate prescription services to members. You’ll count and label medications, prepare third-party insurance claims, process invoices, and maintain patient profiles using a computerized pharmacy system. You’ll also handle register transactions, process payments, and answer phones — keeping the department running smoothly from counter to dispensary.

Following provincial regulations, safety protocols, and security procedures is central to this role. You’ll work within defined boundaries for technicians in Newfoundland and Labrador, collaborating with the pharmacist on tasks like prescription verification, drug interaction alerts, and packaging verification. Keeping the department clean, organized, and fully stocked is also part of the daily routine.

Benefits and Salary

Costco is well known for offering employees a competitive compensation package. While specific salary details are not listed in this posting, Costco typically provides benefits such as health and dental coverage, employee membership, and a positive team-oriented workplace. As one of Canada’s leading retail employers, Costco invests in the people who make their operations work.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day, a Registered Pharmacy Technician at Costco juggles a wide range of duties — from dispensing medications to assisting members at the counter. These responsibilities require both technical precision and strong member service skills to keep the pharmacy running at its best.

• Assist patients at the pharmacy counter, receive written prescriptions, and retrieve filled prescriptions for members
• Process register transactions including payment, change, cheques, and credit/debit charges
• Maintain patient records by obtaining medical history and updating profiles in the pharmacy computer system, in accordance with provincial regulations
• Fill prescriptions by retrieving stock bottles, counting medications into appropriate containers, labelling, and pricing under pharmacist supervision
• Complete packaging verification for prescriptions previously reviewed for therapeutic appropriateness by the pharmacist
• Alert the pharmacist to potential drug interactions in both prescription and over-the-counter medications
• Verify prescriptions and refills with physicians by phone and take verbal prescriptions as permitted by provincial regulations
• Prepare third-party insurance claims, process invoices, and record accounting entries using the computerized system
• Order, receive, and stock prescription drugs, supplies, and over-the-counter products, following product storage procedures and merchandising plans
• Maintain department cleanliness and perform stocking duties including OTC roaming and product signage creation

Requirements / Skills

Costco is seeking candidates who are fully credentialled and in good standing as Pharmacy Technicians in Newfoundland and Labrador. The ideal person brings a strong mix of technical accuracy, computer proficiency, and genuine care for patient service.

• Provincial Pharmacy Technician certification — completed either through a Community College program or the equivalent
• Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada (PEBC) Qualifying Exam — successfully completed
• Active licence as a Pharmacy Technician in good standing in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Computer skills — comfort with computerized pharmacy systems for patient records and inventory management
• Math skills — accuracy in counting, measuring, and processing financial transactions
• Member service skills — the ability to serve patients in a professional, courteous, and empathetic manner
• Current Costco Pharmacy experience — candidates with existing Costco pharmacy background will be given preference

How to Apply

To apply, use the official job posting link below. Make sure your resume is up to date and clearly reflects your pharmacy technician certification and licence status before submitting.

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