
Website Safeway
Job Description:
The Pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmacy services to customers and medical practitioners. The Pharmacist will play a key role in achieving departmental excellence in the areas of patient focused care, customer service, workflow efficiencies, and PROfile programs. The Pharmacist will also provide guidance and supervision to Pharmacy students and Pharmacy Assistants and will ensure that all patients are offered and receive professional clinical services. Actively contributes to an environment of employee and customer engagement.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide patient counselling for new therapy and determine patients understanding as to why they are taking the medication.
- Identification of actual and potential drug related problems
- Monitor medication adherence
- Collect relevant patient, drug and disease information
- Prescription safety prioritizing technical functions to Pharmacy Assistants when available.
- Focus is on clinical services (i.e; disease state mgmt., medication reviews, health risk assessments)
- Initiate care plans, follow up, and document
- Tailor counselling to the needs and concerns of the patient i.e. literacy, hearing loss, privacy, etc.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized institution.
- Injection Certification
- Previous experience in a retail and/or retail pharmacy setting preferred
- Self-directed and able to work independently to meet strict deadlines
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Above average communication skills (both oral and written)
- Must be a Licensed Pharmacist in the province of responsibility
- Ability to be a team player in a fast paced environment
Job Details:
Company: Safeway
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Edmonton, CA
Application Deadline: N/A
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