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Pharmacy Assistant
@ Bayshore HealthCare
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
Bayshore HealthCare is hiring a full-time contract Pharmacy Assistant in Halifax, NS, on a Monday to Friday day schedule at $24 per hour. The role supports pharmacy services such as compounding, packaging, labelling, record keeping and medication inventories under a pharmacist's direction. Candidates need at least three years of recent pharmacy assistant experience.
Pay:
$24 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
- Maintain prescription records
- Conduct inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
- Provide pharmacy services under the direction of the Pharmacist
Requirements summary:
- Minimum three years of Pharmacy Assistant experience within the last five years
- Direct patient care experience in a hospital or community setting
- Current Basic Life Support certificate for Healthcare Provider or equivalent
- Pharmacy Assistant or Pharmacy Technician diploma is a strong asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store, Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Basic Life Support (BLS), WHMIS, N95 mask fit certificate CSA Z94.4 |
| Education | College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Pharmacy Assistant, Pharmacy Technician |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Bayshore HealthCare
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 167 |
IT IS OUR HONOR TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.
Hourly Compensation Range: $$24 /hr
Bayshore Medical Personnel is excited to announce a full-time contract opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant to join our team in Halifax, NS! We're looking for dedicated professionals with at least 3 years of experience as a Pharmacy Assistant.
This is a great opportunity for a Pharmacy Assistant looking for Monday - Friday day shifts only (no nights, no weekends), and who is ready for an exciting challenge working with an extremely unique and rewarding patient population!
Under the direction of the Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Assistant will assist in providing pharmacy services such as: compounding, packaging and labeling pharmaceutical products, maintaining prescription records, and conducting inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products.
The successful candidate must have a minimum of three (3) years of Pharmacy Assistant experience within the last five (5) years providing direct patient care, and working in one or more clinical settings, such as a hospital or community setting.
Candidates must also have:
- Current certificate of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent
- Diploma in a Pharmacy Assistant or Pharmacy Technician program from a post-secondary school is a strong asset
Other Requirements (facilitated by Bayshore during onboarding):
- Current N95 mask fit certificate CSA Standards Z94.4 (within 2 years)
- Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) Certification (within 2 years)
Benefits of working with Bayshore Medical Personnel:
- Enjoy a great work/ life balance with daytime hours, Monday to Friday.
- No evening or weekend shifts required.
- Paid on an hourly basis.
** We thank and appreciate all applicants, however, the Recruitment Team will only contact candidates who are moved forward in the recruitment process to discuss. We encourage applicants to monitor their junk/spam email folders as the Recruitment Team will contact applicants via email to schedule an interview.
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