Posted 10 days ago
Pharmacy Assistant (Training Provided)
@ CareRx
Oakville, Ontario
Overview
CareRx is hiring a Pharmacy Assistant L1 in Oakville to support long-term care and retirement homes by preparing, packaging and organizing medication deliveries. The role is on-site, five days a week with weekend on-call rotation, and pays $18.50-20.00 per hour with training provided. Experience is preferred but not required.
Pay:
$18.50–$20 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, package and label medications for compliance packaging
- Process prescriptions, refills and medication rolls in Kroll and PacVision
- Manage returns and expired products from nursing homes
- Maintain stock levels and reconcile shipping medications
- Generate daily and weekly production reports
Requirements summary:
- Pharmacy Assistant experience or accredited program preferred
- Experience with Kroll or PacMed an asset
- Visual acuity, numeracy and manual dexterity required
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational and attention-to-detail skills
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-28
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 25 lb · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | criminal record, credit, driving record, education |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours |
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CareRx
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Full company description
CareRx Corporation (TSX: CRRX) is Canada’s leading provider of specialty pharmacy services to seniors. We serve long-term care homes, retirement homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes. We are a national organization with a large network of pharmacy fulfillment centres strategically located across the country. This allows us to deliver medications in a timely and cost-effective manner and quickly respond to routine changes in medication management. We take an active role in working with our home operator partners to promote resident health, staff education, and medication system quality and efficiency.
- LinkedIn followers
- 16,539
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,050
- Reported office locations
- 320 Bay St., Suite 1200, Toronto, ON M5H 4A6, CA
- Business categories
- Health Care
- Pharmaceutical
- Other recorded names
- CareRx Corporation
- Specialties
- Specialty Pharmacy
- Long-term care pharmacy
- Clinical pharmacy
- Retirement Homes
- Long Term Care
- Health
- Group Homes
- Medication Management
- Medication Reconciliation
- seniors
- and elderly
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 177,401,494
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
CareRx Corporation (TSX: CRRX) is Canada’s leading provider of specialty pharmacy services to seniors. We serve long-term care homes, retirement homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes. We are a national organization with a large network of pharmacy fulfillment centres strategically located across the country. This allows us to deliver medications in a timely and cost-effective manner and quickly respond…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, ON |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | Specialty PharmacyLong-term care pharmacyClinical pharmacyRetirement HomesLong Term CareHealthGroup HomesMedication ManagementMedication Reconciliationseniors |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 52 |
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About CareRx Corporation
At CareRx, we are shaping the future of senior care through pharmacy services that make a real difference. As Canada’s trusted leader in specialty pharmacy services for long-term care, retirement and congregate living communities, we are committed to enhancing the health of Canadians with unique and complex medication needs. Our goal is to improve clinical outcomes and provide personalized care every step of the way.
CareRx is looking for a Pharmacy Assistant, L1to join our Pharmacy team in supporting a group of LTC Homes and Retirement Communities. The Pharmacy Assistant will assist with the preparation, packaging, and organization of medication deliveries, while supporting daily operations in accordance with the Pharmacy Standards of Practice.
Why you should join CareRx
Collaborative Team: Work with colleagues who share a passion for shaping the future of senior care.
Make a Real Impact: Feel fulfilled knowing your work directly benefits others within the communities we serve.
Flexible Benefits: For eligible roles, enjoy flexible medical and dental coverage that fits your needs.
Defined Work Schedule: Offers a healthy work-life balance with predictable hours.
Focus on Care: Work in an environment where your clinical expertise takes priority — without the demands of retail pharmacy.
Supportive Culture: Be part of a respectful, inclusive workplace where collaboration, connection and shared purpose drive everything we do.
Stability and Growth: Join a well-established Canadian company with a strong foundation for job security and opportunities to grow your career.
Appreciation in Action: We recognize great work through peer-nominated awards, team shout-outs and everyday moments of appreciation.
Celebrations and Community: From cultural events to team socials and holiday fun — we make time to connect, celebrate and enjoy the moments that bring us together.
Role Accountabilities:
The duties listed below are within the scope of the Pharmacy Assistant L1
- Ensure precise record-keeping and prescription information from nursing staff is filled via dispensary software
- Prepare and label medication for compliance packaging and maintain workflow for receiving and processing prescriptions within timelines.
- Processing refills in Kroll
- Packaging medications (i.e., blister packs, vials, strips)
- Synchronizing data with the PacMed machine
- Completing corrections of medication rolls through PacVision
- Assist with pharmacy inventory management and potentially operate automated dispensing machine (PacMed) for processing and filling prescriptions
- Manage returns and expired products from nursing homes, including unpacking, sorting and disposal of medications
- Preparing creams and liquids
- Generate daily and weekly production reports
- Maintain stock levels, restocking shelves and reorder medications
- Prepare both manual and automated compliance packaging.
- Ensuring accurate documentation, maintaining confidentiality, adhering to ethical standards, and contributing to a clean pharmacy environment
- Day-to-day maintenance of our pharmacy operations both independently and in cooperation with teammates
- Other duties will be assigned as required within the Pharmacy Assistant scope of responsibilities.
Shipping
- Organizing and coordinating deliveries to shipping
- Reconciling shipping medications with shipping reports and delivery totes
- Packaging items to ship
- Coordinating with drivers and facilities
What You Will Bring to The Team:
- Experience as a Pharmacy Assistant or certification from an accredited Pharmacy Assistant program is preferred, but not required - training will be provided for the position
- Experience with KROLL and/or Pacmed an asset
- Basic working knowledge of pharmacy inventory processes
- Visual acuity, numeracy, detail oriented, manual dexterity required for appropriate handling of strip packs, prescription bottles and labels
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and detail oriented
Physical Demands: This position requires prolonged standing and walking, repetitive hand movements, manual dexterity, visual attention to detail, and the ability to bend, reach, lift, and carry pharmacy supplies weighing up to 25 lbs. The successful candidate must be able to work accurately and efficiently in a fast-paced pharmacy environment.
See what one of our current Pharmacy Assistants has to say about working at CareRx
"Since joining CareRx 1.5 years ago, I’ve had the chance to take on new challenges and grow in my role. The support and encouragement from the team have made a big difference in my development personally and professionally. There’s a strong sense of community here, with a great balance of hard work and celebration. Whether it’s team events, daily tasks, or recognition, CareRx truly values its employees and creates a positive environment to thrive in."
Compensation Range: $18.50-20.00/hour. Actual pay rate will be based on the individual candidate’s credentials and experience.
Location: This is on-site role at our Oakville location and follows a five-day workweek with participation in on-call rotation for weekends.
Opportunity: This is a current existing position
AI Disclosure: CareRx does not use AI to screen candidates
Application Process
CareRx is committed to employment equity and a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants of all abilities and will provide accommodations upon request throughout the selection process.
All applicants must successfully pass satisfactory background screening which can include depending on role, Criminal Record Check, Credit Check, Driver’s Abstract, Education Verification, Current Professional Registration and Referencing. Background screening will be completed after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.
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