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Pharmacy Technician

Shipp Pharmacy is the integrated pharmacy partner of PRAXES Medical Group. PRAXES and Shipp Pharmacy work closely together to provide a full range of medications, medical equipment and supplies to clients across Canada and internationally.   

We have a detailed hiring process to make sure that everyone we hire is a good fit with our team, and our values, which are:

• Be AGILE – responsive, flexible, creative, adapting.
• Be EFFECTIVE – deliver real value to our clients.
• Act with INTEGRITY – with co-workers, partners, clients, suppliers. Do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

Working under the direction of Larry Shipp, Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician will have the following responsibilities:

• Supports distribution services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.
• Interacts with clients primarily via e-mail and occasionally by telephone.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and removing outdated drugs.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Organizes medications and medical supplies by reading medication orders and prescriptions, preparing labels, calculating quantities, and packing orders.
• Coordinating delivery of orders to clients across Canada.
• Maintains records by recording and filing physicians’ orders and prescriptions.
• Generates invoices.  
• Prepares monthly reports.

A typical work week is 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.

You will work closely with SHIPP and PRAXES employees to deliver high quality service to our shared clients.

Qualifications / Skills:

• Attention to detail – makes sure that nothing is dropped!
• Strong communication skills, both internal and external
• Inventory Management, both digital and physical.
• Reporting – running standard reports, and creating new reports.
• Whatever it takes attitude – able to turn orders around quickly when needed. 

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Pharmacy technician certification, eligible for registration with NS College of Pharmacists.
• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician
• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting

Compensation:

• Competitive salary
• 3 weeks vacation
• Flexible work hours

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