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(CAN) Pharmacy Assistant
@ Wal-Mart Pharmacy (N.S.)
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Overview
Wal-Mart Pharmacy (N.S.) is hiring a part-time Pharmacy Assistant at its Dartmouth, NS location. The role supports the pharmacist with prescription intake, data entry, filling under supervision, inventory control, housekeeping and clerical work. The posted pay is $20.15 to $26.42 per hour, set by relevant experience.
Pay:
$20.15–$26.42 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Receive prescriptions and verify completeness and regulatory requirements
- Perform data entry, price checks and patient profile updates as directed
- Fill prescriptions under pharmacist supervision, including accuracy checks
- Maintain inventory, expired medication checks and wholesaler orders
- Keep the dispensary clean, organized and safe, and handle filing and clerical tasks
Requirements summary:
- Be 16 years of age or older
- Read and interpret prescriptions, including Latin abbreviations and dosage calculations
- Attention to detail for accuracy checks and labeling
- Team player committed to superior customer service
- Experience in a pharmacy or retail setting preferred
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · workday
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-01
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English, French |
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Wal-Mart Pharmacy (N.S.)
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Position Summary...
The Pharmacy Assistant assists the Pharmacist in the technical aspects of prescription filling and administrative duties in order to increase the Pharmacist's opportunity to provide patient care. The Pharmacy Assistant is expected to participate in all aspects of Pharmacy Operations required of a team player. They are a key member in the delivery of superior customer service.What you'll do...
1. Receiving prescriptions from patients, following provincial legal/regulatory conditions and assessing the prescription for completeness i.e. Name; Address; DOB; Allergies; 3rd Party Information; Any Special Requests; Prescriber; Generic/Brand; Prioritizing Prescriptions with 21st Century Guidelines.
2. Performing Computer Functions as directed by the Pharmacist i.e. Data Entry; Price Check; Patient Information Entry/Update; Competent interpretation and processing of written prescriptions including Latin abbreviations, drug name recognition, dosage calculations; Refills; Report Generation; Patient Profile checks.
3. Filling prescriptions (always under the Pharmacist’s supervision), selecting appropriate products, performing the accuracy program, including 7 point, Visual and DIN checks, selecting and counting/ measuring & preparing appropriate products, labeling and organizing for pharmacist checking, gaining necessary approvals for verbal refills where authorized, employing 'STOP' forms if applicable and facilitating all aspects of Cognitive Services.
4. Maintaining Inventory Control, assisting Pharmacist in maintaining appropriate stock levels of drugs and supplies, checking for and pulling expired medications at least monthly, cleaning up Will Call Bin of 'stale' prescriptions on a regular basis, writing up returns, ordering of drugs and supplies, using preferred wholesaler for Pharmacy purchases as much as possible i.e. Kohl and Frisch, operating of the Telxon gun, checking off, pricing and putting away pharmacy orders, zoning the pharmacy shelves, 'X- ing' bottles when opened and interchangeable drug knowledge and appropriate maintenance/selection of key brands/preferred generics.
5. General Housekeeping, stocking Prescription filling supplies (Vials, labels, bags), keeping the dispensary clean, organized and neat, maintaining clean/safe work environment as part of the team approach (i.e. dishes, garbage) and maintaining & cleaning packaging & dispensing equipment, computer, fax machine, etc.
6. Clerical Organization, filing prescriptions, invoices, reports, correspondence and memos and completing any administrative support functions assigned (i.e. journals, accounts receivable, Aged Trial Balance).
7. Assisting with OTC Operations and ordering, stocking, cashier duties as assigned by OTC Manager and/or Pharmacist.
L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 20.15 à 26.42 $/h. . La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.ㅤ
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Age – 16 or olderPreferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.
Primary Location…
90 LAMONT TERR, DARTMOUTH, NS B3B 0B5, CanadaAre you currently a Walmart associate?
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