Pharmacist

Requisition ID:   167492  Career Group:   Pharmacy Careers   Job Category:   Retail - Pharmacy   Travel Requirements:   0 - 10%   Job Type:   Full-Time   Country: Canada (CA)   Province: Nova Scotia    City: St. Peters Location: 9070 St Peters Foodland   Postal Code: B0E 3B0     Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.     A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton’s Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.    A ll career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting. Overview   The Pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmacy services to customers and medical practitioners. The Pharmacist will play a key role in achieving departmental excellence in the areas of patient focused care, customer service, workflow efficiencies, and PROfile programs. The Pharmacist will also provide guidance and supervision to Pharmacy students and Pharmacy Assistants and will ensure that all patients are offered and receive professional clinical services. Actively contributes to an environment of employee and customer engagement.   Job Description   Patient Focused Care   Focus is on clinical services (i.e; disease state mgmt., medication reviews, health risk assessments) Prescription safety prioritizing technical functions to Pharmacy Assistants when available. Initiate care plans, follow up, and document Collect relevant patient, drug and disease information Identification of actual and potential drug related problems Monitor medication adherence Provide patient counselling for new therapy and determine patients understanding as to why they are taking the medication. Tailor counselling to the needs and concerns of the patient i.e. literacy, hearing loss, privacy, etc.   Customer Service   Exceeds customer expectations through ROLES efficiencies Acknowledge customers promptly and professionally Demonstrate warmth, empathy, and compassion towards the customer Provide superior customer service to every customer   PROfile Programs   Responsible for understanding all PROfile offerings and providing each customer with the program that meets their health needs including but not limited to: Pill Pack Plus Diabetes Care in Action Autofill Plus Health Inform Kids Club Flavorx Clinics   Other   Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards Other duties as required   Job Requirements   Technical Skills:   Above average communication skills (both oral and written) Strong organizational skills and attention to detail Self-directed and able to work independently to meet strict deadlines Ability to be a team player in a fast paced environment   Education and Experience:   Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized institution. Must be a Licensed Pharmacist in the province of responsibility Injection Certification Previous experience in a retail and/or retail pharmacy setting preferred Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.     While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.   We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.