STUDENT Applications - Student Pharmacist

About CareRx

CareRx is Canada’s leading provider of specialty pharmacy services to seniors. We serve more than 96,000 residents in over 1,600 seniors and other communities (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 that allows us to deliver medications in a timely and cost-effective manner.  We take an active role in working with our home operator partners to promote resident health, staff education, and medication system quality and efficiency.

Position Summary

CareRx is in an exciting growth phase and is seeking to hire a Student Pharmacist to join our Specialty Pharmacy team located in one of our five BC locations including Burnaby (2), Kelowna, Victoria and Parksville. CareRx pharmacies provide non-client facing services, however, employees have the option to grow into Clinical Pharmacist roles to service our long-term care clients directly. CareRx offers Exam Fees and Licensing expense reimbursement, competitive wages, and potential sign-on bonus for the right candidate once they are Licensed! 

Working under the supervision of a Registered Pharmacist, the Student Pharmacist is to participate in the day-to-day dispensary operations of the pharmacy and ensure safe and effective patient care standards are met with all dispensed medications whilst maintaining adherence to operational processes to support the fulfillment of the teams goals — accuracy, efficiency, quality, organization — while maintaining regulatory compliance.  responsible for the execution and distribution of medications for a mix of residential care, assisted living, and independent living facilities. The Student Pharmacist embodies and reinforces CareRx’s Mission-Vision-Values commitments to support a positive team culture.

Compensation

$20.00-$26.00 per hour

Your Day to Day

• Activities include data entry, updating files, pharmacy management software data quality, or support for data entry process changes requiring updates to resident profiles.


• Complete new prescription, changes to medication entry, and continuation of therapy prescription entry.

• Prepare medication and associated paperwork for delivery to patients and/or program partners.

• Support with other activities as designated.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Current student pharmacist standing in the Province of British Columbia


• Must be enrolled as a student with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia


• Experience with Kroll pharmacy software is an asset.

Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge

• Demonstrates time management, organizational skills, a high degree of accuracy, and thoroughness


• Ability to work in a team as well as independently with minimal supervision

• Ability to manage priorities in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment

• Problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; good telephone manners, professionalism, and enunciation

Application Process

CareRx welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Interested, qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

All applicants must successfully pass satisfactory background screening (depending on the 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.