Listed Pharmacy Technician - FT

Requisition ID: 193927
Career Group: Pharmacy Careers
Job Category: Retail - Pharmacy
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg
Location: 4821 River East Plaza Safeway Pharmacy
Postal Code: R2G 1N4

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

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 128,000 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 our communities.

As a listed professional with the Manitoba College of Pharmacy you’ll be an essential 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 individual to conduct the authorized duties of a listed technician as imposed by individual Provincial Pharmacy Regulatory Bodies.

This role is based out of a Central Fill location.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

As a listed pharmacy technician who is qualified under subsection (2) in Manitoba you may be required to perform the following tasks under a pharmacist supervision within approved Listed Pharmacy Technician practices from CPhM:

• Review the information in a prescription for accuracy and compliance with federal and provincial law;
• Before a drug is dispensed, perform a final check when the process of preparing the drug for dispensing was performed by another person referred to in section 64, but only if the pharmacy manager has applied to the council for approval of the drug packaging preparation processes used in the pharmacy and the council has approved them;
• Give instructions to a person about how to operate a medical device, but not an explanation involving the interpretation of the results or value of the device;
• Verify with a practitioner and receive their instructions as to whether an existing prescription can be refilled as previously prescribed and without any change to the prescription;
• Perform necessary tasks to assist our pharmacy teams.
• Managing drug inventory
• Confirming the accuracy of drug and personal health information in patient records and record or retrieve data about a patient or a prescription
• Working with pharmacy automation including VBMs (blister card automation) and ScriptPros (vial filling automation)
• Working with various pharmacy software programs like Kroll and Nexia
• Learning and being familiar with the necessary process needed for accurate automation
• Ensure the accuracy of a prepared prescription

What you have to offer:

• Completion of the Listed Pharmacy Technician Certification and currently listed with CPhM.
• Excellent attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment
• A competitive total compensation package that will vary by role and location.
• Pension, CPhM listed fee payments and more.
• Flexible work life arrangements to meet your lifestyle needs

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Paid Vacation

* Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

Please note: successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.