Lead a Pharmacy Where You Make a Real Difference Every Day

Valley Health Pharmacies is looking for an experienced, community-minded pharmacist to step into the Designated Manager role at our Chesterville location. This is a chance to run your own pharmacy, with the backing of an established multi-location group that supports you.

Chesterville is not a typical pharmacy. It’s a retail and retirement home split, so you get the best of both worlds. You’ll build relationships with community patients at the counter, and you’ll also provide clinical care to seniors in the retirement homes we serve. You’ll see the impact of your work in your patients’ health, safety and quality of life. If you’ve been looking for a role with variety, autonomy and purpose, this is it.

What We Offer

- $70–$80/hour, based on experience
- Performance bonuses
- Health and dental perks
- Paid vacation / PTO
- Life insurance and disability premium coverage
- Paid OCP registration fees and liability insurance
- Continuing education support
- Real autonomy to shape how your pharmacy runs
- A supportive, hands-on ownership team. You won’t be left on your own.
- A close-knit team and a loyal community patient base
- Less than an hour from Ottawa, with small-town living and no big-city burnout

THE ROLE

Pharmacy leadership and compliance

- Serve as the Designated Manager under the Drug and Pharmacy Regulation Act. You’ll be accountable to the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) for the pharmacy’s operations.
- Make sure the pharmacy meets all OCP standards, policies and legislative requirements, and lead it through OCP assessments
- Oversee narcotic and controlled substance management, including counts, reconciliations, and reporting of losses or thefts
- Maintain accurate records, policies and procedures, and keep documentation audit-ready
- Manage medication incident reporting and lead continuous quality improvement

Team leadership

- Lead, schedule, train and mentor pharmacists, technicians and assistants
- Build a positive, accountable and patient-focused team culture




- Support hiring and onboarding, and help develop staff

Retail patient care

- Dispense and verify prescriptions accurately and efficiently
- Provide expanded-scope services, including injections and vaccinations, MedsChecks, minor ailment assessment and prescribing, and renewals
- Counsel patients, and work with local prescribers to deliver excellent care

Retirement home pharmacy services

- Oversee compliance packaging and medication delivery for retirement home residents
- Act as the clinical pharmacist contact for partner homes. This includes medication reviews, deprescribing recommendations and answering staff questions.
- Work closely with home nurses, care staff, physicians and families
- Support medication safety, MAR accuracy and staff education at partner homes

Operations

- Oversee inventory, purchasing and third-party billing
- Help grow the pharmacy’s services and community presence
- Work with ownership on goals, performance and new initiatives

What You Bring

- Registered as a Part A pharmacist with the OCP, in good standing and eligible to serve as a DM
- [2+ years] of Ontario pharmacy practice experience. Management or DM experience is a strong asset.
- Long-term care or retirement home pharmacy experience is an asset
- Injection certification
- Strong knowledge of Ontario pharmacy legislation and OCP standards
- Excellent leadership, communication and organizational skills
- Experience with Kroll software is an asset

Why Valley Health?

We’re an independent, pharmacist-owned group, and we know every one of our patients and team members matters. Decisions are made close to the counter, not in a head office far away. If you want to lead and make a real impact, we want to hear from you.

Pay: $70.00-$80.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Store discount
- Vision care

Application question(s):

- Are you a pharmacist licensed in Ontario (must be YES)

Work Location: In person

📌 Pharmacist – Designated Manager (DM) (Ottawa)
🏢 Valley Health Pharmacy
📍 Ottawa