Your Opportunity Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in healthcare? As a Pharmacy Assistant inthe Royal Alexandra Hospital, you’ll play a key role in ensuring patients across Alberta receive safe, timely, and effective medication. This is a rewarding opportunity to support patient care while contributing to pharmacy operations in a fast paced, collaborative environment. Working under the supervision of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, you will assist with medication repackaging, distribution, delivery, and inventory management. Daily tasks include selecting and labeling medications, operating repackaging equipment, replenishing patient specific carts and ward stock, and performing ordering and receiving duties. You’ll use automated and computerized systems to support accuracy and efficiency. Solid verbal and written English communication skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to confidentiality and teamwork are essential. You will also mentor and train other Pharmacy Assistants, new staff, and students. The ideal candidate demonstrates accuracy, professionalism, reliability, and the ability to succeed in a dynamic and continually evolving environment. You must be able to follow instructions, work independently and collaboratively, and adapt to changing workflows and technologies. Physical demands include visual acuity, keyboarding, heavy lifting and grip strength, twisting, crouching, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, kneeling, and extended periods of standing and walking. This role also involves handling hazardous medications with appropriate PPE. This site operates 24/7 and requires availability for day, evening, and/or weekend shifts AHS offers opportunities for career growth, advancement,



and continuing education. This is more than a job, it’s a chance to learn, lead, and make a meaningful difference every day.
Description As a Pharmacy Assistant, you will be responsible for the packaging, distributing, shipping medications and the management and replenishment of medication inventory levels under the general supervision of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
Classification: Pharmacy Assistant
Union: AUPE GSS
Unit and Program: Inpatient Pharmacy
Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.00
Posting End Date: 11-SEP-2026
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Date Available: 28-SEP-2026
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
Shifts per cycle: Varies
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Days Off: Other
Minimum Salary: $24.65
Maximum Salary: $28.30
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications Must take and pass a pharmacy assistant skills test. Must be able to deliver to all areas of the hospital including the emergency department. Must be able to deliver to all areas of the hospital including the emergency department. Physical requirements include lifting, up to 30 lbs. regularly and up to 50 lbs. occasionally, plus frequent pushing, pulling, and extended standing or sitting.
Preferred Qualifications Pharmacy Assistant Program enrollment/diploma is preferred. Pharmacy experience is preferred, especially if inpatient pharmacy at a large acute care hospital. Experience with Epic (Connect Care) computer system is preferred.

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📌 Pharmacy Assistant (Alberta)
🏢 Alberta Health Services
📍 Alberta