Veterinary Pharmacy & Inventory Coordinator

Vets Around the Corner Animal Hospital

14990 Simcoe Street, Port Perry, ON

Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Compensation: $21.00–$28.00 per hour, based on experience, qualifications, and demonstrated pharmacy expertise.

A Career Chance Unlike Any Other

This isn’t your typical pharmacy position.

Vets Around the Corner is seeking an experienced pharmacy professional to become our Veterinary Pharmacy & Inventory Coordinator—a unique role that is extremely rare in the veterinary workspace.

If you’ve built your career in a community, hospital, compounding, or veterinary pharmacy and are looking for a new challenge, this is an opportunity to take your existing expertise and apply it in an exciting and rewarding environment.

While many workplaces bring dogs into the office occasionally to boost employee morale, that’s simply everyday life here. Every day you’ll work alongside veterinarians and veterinary professionals while interacting with dogs, cats, wildlife, turtles and many other species. If you’re passionate about pharmacy and excited by the idea of combining that passion with animal health, we’d love to hear from you.

Previous veterinary experience is not required. We believe experienced pharmacy professionals bring an incredible foundation of knowledge and skills. We’ll teach you veterinary medicine—you’ll bring the pharmacy expertise.

About Vets Around the Corner

Vets Around the Corner is an independently owned veterinary hospital proudly serving Port Perry and the surrounding communities. VAC is one of the only privately owned emergency facilities in the GTA.





Our hospital includes both General Practice and Emergency services and continues to grow through innovation, collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to exceptional patient care. You would be joining a growing, and dedicated team of over 50 veterinary health professionals who work in our general practice and emergency department.

Everything we do is guided by three core principles:

We believe in investing in our people, creating meaningful career opportunities, and building a workplace where every team member is valued.

Position Summary

The Veterinary Pharmacy & Inventory Coordinator is responsible for leading all pharmacy operations within the hospital while overseeing inventory management across our General Practice and Emergency departments.

This individual will become the hospital’s primary resource for pharmacy operations and inventory management and will be responsible for ensuring medications, supplies, controlled substances, and inventory systems are managed safely, accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with all applicable legislation and hospital policies.

This role also provides occasional support to our Client Service Representative team by answering telephones, assisting clients, processing payments, and scheduling appointments when operationally required, but more importantly,



you will work in close proximity to all of the amazing pets that come into the clinic (puppies and kittens included). These responsibilities are secondary to the primary focus of pharmacy and inventory operations.

Primary Responsibilities

Pharmacy Operations

- Prepare and dispense prescription medications under the direction of a veterinarian.
- Prepare medications for patient discharge.
- Package and label medications accurately.
- Coordinate prescription refills.
- Maintain an organized, efficient, and professional pharmacy.
- Monitor medication recalls and manufacturer advisories.
- Ensure appropriate medication storage.
- Monitor and rotate medication stock to minimize expired inventory.
- Maintain accurate pharmacy records.

Controlled Drug Management

- Maintain all controlled drug inventories.
- Complete controlled drug logging and reconciliation.
- Perform routine controlled drug audits.
- Investigate and report discrepancies immediately.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations, and hospital policies.
- Maintain inspection‑ready controlled drug documentation at all times.

Inventory Management

- Manage pharmaceutical and medical inventory for the entire hospital.
- Forecast inventory requirements.
- Maintain optimal inventory levels while minimizing waste.
- Order pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, laboratory consumables, and other inventory.
- Receive, verify, and organize incoming shipments.
- Maintain inventory software and purchasing records.
- Monitor product shortages and identify suitable alternatives.
- Collaborate with department leaders regarding inventory requirem

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