Pharmacy Assistant and Shipping Support

Pharmacy Assistant and Shipping Support
- Temporary Assignment, Intended to Last for a Minimum of 3 Months
- South Edmonton
- Healthcare

Are you a detail-oriented retail Pharmacy Assistant or experienced Specialty Pharmacy Assistant or pharmacy-experienced Shipping Associate who thrives in a fast-paced environment and loves hands-on task execution - without the stress of managing patient phone calls?

We are seeking adaptable, energetic individuals for a combined Shipper / Pharmacy Assistant role at a high-volume healthcare facility in South Edmonton. In this hybrid position, you will serve as the crucial link between the pharmacy filling team and patient-specific pharmacy shipping logistics, ensuring life-improving medications are accurately verified, labeled, and prepared/packed/scanned for outbound delivery. If you want to leverage your pharmacy expertise in a focused, team-oriented setting with high mobility and steady workflow, this is the physical and fun opportunity for you!

Retail pharmacy assistants or retail pharmacy shipper/receivers are a great fit for this opportunity as you will recognize the medications and presciption logic required to do a great job in this role. Apply today to be considered and gain and further develop your experience in a unique specialty pharmacy setting!

Advantages
Pharmacy Assistant and Shipping Support
- Temporary Assignment, Minimum 3 Months
- South Edmonton
- Healthcare

Non-patient-facing environment with no phone calls or delivery follow-up duties required in this in-pharmacy role

Active and dynamic daily routine with cross-departmental collaboration

Casual work atmosphere with upscale casual / clean denim permitted and low-volume music permitted while working.

Full health and safety orientation provided, including use of any PPE including on-site cold-chain protective outerwear for times when you would need to pop into or out of a cooler to get cold chain medications.

Clear career pathway operating at the intersection of pharmacy operations and fulfillment logistics - great opportunity to gain experience in a unique pharmacy setting!

Responsibilities
Pharmacy Assistant and Shipping Support
- Temporary Assignment, Minimum 3 Months
- South Edmonton
- Healthcare

Navigate internal operating systems to print accurate daily drug pick lists and prescription labels.

Utilize Kroll pharmacy software to print receipts and handle exceptions for non-standard items.

Assist the pharmacy filling team with medication labeling, sorting, and last-minute additions to shipments.

Retrieve specified medications across storage zones and perform brief pop-ins into ambient walk-in coolers (max time in a cooler would be estimated as 10-15 minutes while wearing PPE if you are asked to support receiving duties). No use of forklift required, carts may be used, pallet truck is available but is not required to be used.

Use handheld barcode scanners to verify transaction numbers, patient details, and drug specifications.

Package orders appropriately based on temperature guidelines, using ice units for cold-chain items or standard packaging for room temperature medications.

Stage packed orders, transfer finished inventory to the shipping area, and assist with tote sorting and receiving.

Maintain clean work areas and restock packaging supplies across prescrtption filling, picking and shipping stations.

Qualifications
Pharmacy Assistant and Shipping Support
- Temporary Assignment, Minimum 3 Months
- South Edmonton
- Healthcare

Background as a Pharmacy Assistant with experience in medication sorting, filling, and handling retail totes from wholesalers is a great skillset to set you up for success.

Comfort navigating computer databases, spreadsheet tools (e.g., Excel), and standard operating systems relating to prescriptions or medical devices. No billing and adjudication is required of this role.

Ability to lift, pull, and maneuver up to 30 to 35 lbs on a regular basis as part of your reguiar duties.

High physical mobility for active standing, bending, reaching, and walking across multiple storage zones throughout this regulated pharmacy facility

Comfortable entering walk-in cooler units for short receiving tasks (up to a max of approximately 10 to 15 minutes at a time).

Hands-on experience with Kroll pharmacy management software is preferred.

Experience using handheld barcode scanners in a fulfillment or pharmacy environment is preferred.

Summary
Pharmacy Assistant and Shipping Support
- Temporary Assignment, Minimum 3 Months
- South Edmonton
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