Skip to the main content
This website uses cookies to give you a better online experience. By using this website or closing this message, you are agreeing to our cookie policy. More information
Alberta Supports Contact Centre

Toll Free 1-877-644-9992

Alert

New service for Albertans! Connect with an alis career coach to get personalized advice and actionable next steps for your career, learning, or work. Book your career coach today.

Job Details

Pharmacist

Employer

PharmaChoice Canada

Date Posted

October 23, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Cochrane, AB
  • Earnings $55.00 to $62.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 78 to 80 hours bi-weekly
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Nov 06, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

PharmaChoice Canada

Languages

English

Education

Earned doctorate degree

Tasks

  • Advise customers on indications, contraindications, adverse effects, drug interactions and dosage
  • Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers or to other health care professionals
  • Order and maintain stock of pharmaceutical supplies
  • Advise customers on selection and use of non-prescription medication
  • Check prescriptions for proper dosage
  • Compound prescribed pharmaceutical products by calculating, measuring and mixing the right quantities of drugs and other ingredients
  • Maintain medication profiles of customers including registry of poisons and narcotic and controlled drugs
  • Manage the storage, packaging and distribution of medicinal products
  • Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience

5 years or more

Employment terms options

Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Report Misuse

Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.

Interest Codes & Abilities
The Pharmacist is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Community Pharmacists and Hospital Pharmacists
METHODICAL

Interest in precision working to dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to customers and other health care professionals, and to ensure proper preparation, packaging, distribution and storage of vaccines, serums, biological and other drugs and pharmaceuticals; and in ordering and maintaining stock of pharmaceutical supplies

INNOVATIVE

Interest in synthesizing pharmaceutical products; and in advising customers and health care professionals on indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drugs interactions and dosage

DIRECTIVE

Interest in instructing and advising customers on the selection and use of non-prescription medications; may supervise and co-ordinate the activities of other pharmacists, pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians and other staff

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

Learn More

Abilities

Compared to my abilities

The abilities related to this job are shown along with your selected abilities.

Typical ability expectations for this job
Selected abilities

Mental Abilities

General Learning Ability

Verbal Ability

Numerical Ability

Visual Abilities

Spatial Perception

Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

Learn More
Was this page useful?
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆