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Pharmacy Assistant
Employer
Shane's IDA PharmacyDate Posted
February 02, 2026Languages
English-
Location Smoky Lake, AB
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Earnings $20.00 hourly
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Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date Feb 23, 2026
Employer
Shane's IDA Pharmacy
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Work setting
- Rural area
- Various locations
- Pharmacy or drugstore
Tasks
- Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate
- Enter client information in databases
- Help pharmacists
- Maintain inventories of medications and pharmaceutical products
- Prepare medications for clients
- Clean and maintain equipment
- Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
- Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
- Maintain supplies
- Prepare and maintain cleanliness of collection areas
- Order supplies and equipment
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Schedule and confirm appointments
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Flexibility
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Are you authorized to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Employment terms options
To be determined
Support for newcomers and refugees
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
Support for youths
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
Support for Veterans
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
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Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working with equipment to make and modify plaster casts of areas to receive prostheses and orthoses, to fabricate prosthetic and orthotic appliances and to fit, adjust and repair appliances
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in analyzing physicians' specifications; and in examining and measuring patients to develop working sketches of appliances
- DIRECTIVE
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Interest in supervising and directing the activities of prosthetic and orthotic technicians; and in advising patients in the use and care of prostheses and orthoses
Abilities
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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
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working with machine and hand tools to repair, rebuild and modify prosthetic and orthotic appliances and orthopedic footwear and to fit, adjust and repair appliances
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in analyzing information taken from body and limb measurements to build prosthetic and orthotic appliances using a variety of materials such as metals, plastics and leathers
- METHODICAL
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Interest in speaking with patients to ensure that prosthetic and orthotic appliances fit comfortably during trial fittings; and in building custom-designed components and appliances as directed
Abilities
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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
Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in assisting pharmacists by labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations, and by unpacking and storing supplies and verifying items received against invoices
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in compiling information to compound, mix and formulate ointments, solutions, lotions, mouthwashes and other medications under the supervision of pharmacists
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in handling scales, weights and measures to ensure correct amounts of ingredients are present in formulas and prescriptions
Abilities
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