Assistant Pharmacy Manager - Continuing Care (FT)

Requisition ID:  181765 

Career Group:  Pharmacy Careers 

Job Category:  Retail - Pharmacy 

Travel Requirements:  0 - 10%

Job Type:  Full-Time

 

Country: Canada (CA) 

Province: Alberta  

City: Medicine Hat

Location: 4308 Medicine Hat FreshCo Pharmacy 

Postal Code: T1R 2R4 

 

Sobeys Inc. is a growing Canadian company. We are a market leader in grocery and pharmacy that operate under multiple banners spanning over 1,600 stores in communities across the country. Our family of over 131,000 teammates and franchise affiliates are on a mission to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our teammates. 

Our national pharmacy team is proudly Canadian, with pharmacies from coast to coast in our various banners. Depending on your province you would recognize us as Sobeys, Safeway, Thrifty Foods, Foodland, Lawtons Drugs or FreshCo. 

Ready to Make an impact?

We are passionate about taking care of the health and well-being of individuals and families in our communities.

You’ll be part of our pharmacy team that’s committed to providing exceptional patient-centered care and exceeding patients’ expectations. We are looking for friendly, knowledgeable, and professional individuals to join our team who will make meeting the health needs of our patients their top priority.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

  • Work within an assigned territory and supervise a team of Relief Pharmacists while focusing on achieving excellence in the areas of patient-centered care, customer service, workflow efficiencies, and professional clinical services (disease state management, medication reviews and adherence, health risk assessments, injections/vaccines etc.)
  • Inspire a positive, patient-focused culture and ongoing customer experience KPI enhancements
  • Act in the patient’s best interest to implement and support patient-centered care through professional scope of practice and team delivery of company programs to drive patient experience
  • Actively engage in all areas of Fusion to ensure the patient experiences seamless care and a consistent pharmacy experience across locations
  • Participate in professional programs and collaborate with colleagues to provide excellence in health & wellness services to all patients
  • Ensure prescription safety prioritizing technical functions to Pharmacy Registered Technicians and Assistants as required
  • Initiate care plans, follow up, and completes proper documentation
  • Identify actual and potential drug related problems through completion of medication reviews
  • Provide patient counselling and education for new therapy to patients/caregivers while tailoring to the needs and concerns of the patient (i.e., literacy, hearing loss, privacy, etc.)
  • Thoroughly understand all relevant corporate pharmacy service offerings/ programs, and provide each customer/patient with the program that meets their health care needs
  • Maintain current knowledge of pharmacy practice, regulatory requirements, and  industry trends/developments; attend training as required
  • Manage the selection, onboarding, training and development, and performance management processes
  • Adhere to all regulatory requirements, Company policies, processes, and procedures (e.g., OHS, Loss Prevention, CQI); responsible to train all direct reports and ensure adherence 

What you have to offer:

  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized institution
  • Must be a Licensed Pharmacist, in good standing, in the province of responsibility
  • Injection and First Aid certified
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a licensed pharmacist
  • Kroll software experience is preferred

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