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Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in healthcare? As a Pharmacy Assistant in South Zone, 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. Strong 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. 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

Pharmacy Services

Primary Location

Chinook Regional Hospital

Location Details

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE

0.00

Posting End Date

16-SEP-2026

Employee Class

Casual/Relief

Date Available

05-OCT-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

Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications

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

At least 12 months of recent experience (within the past 2 years) that includes inventory control, unit-dose repackaging, and medication picking is preferred.

Experience in a hospital pharmacy or similar setting, particularly with automated packaging equipment and Willow Pharmacy (Connect Care), is considered an asset.

Familiarity with pharmaceutical or medical terminology is also advantageous.

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