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Pharmacy Technical Assistant

Employer

Riverside Pharmacy PharmaChoice

Date Posted

March 25, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Drumheller, AB
  • Earnings $19.00 to $22.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 60 to 80 hours bi-weekly
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Apr 15, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Riverside Pharmacy PharmaChoice

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • 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
  • Maintain prescription records
  • Prepare medications for clients
  • Set up and dismantle equipment
  • Clean and maintain equipment
  • Compound, package and label pharmaceutical products
  • Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies
  • Operate and maintain sterilization equipment and instrumentation for re-use according to standardized safety practices
  • Bill third party insurers
  • Compound oral solutions, ointments and creams
  • Maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
  • Process claims such as health insurance or workers compensation
  • Maintain supplies
  • Maintain inventory of equipment
  • Perform general clerical duties
  • Order supplies and equipment

Supervision

1 to 2 people

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Bondable
  • Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Manual dexterity
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Physically demanding
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Employment terms options

Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available

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

Interest Codes

Prosthetists and Orthotists
OBJECTIVE

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

Interest in analyzing physicians' specifications; and in examining and measuring patients to develop working sketches of appliances

DIRECTIVE

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

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Spatial Perception

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Interest Codes

Prosthetic and Orthotic Technicians
OBJECTIVE

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

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

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

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General Learning Ability

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Spatial Perception

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Motor Coordination

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Interest Codes

Pharmacy Assistants
METHODICAL

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

Interest in compiling information to compound, mix and formulate ointments, solutions, lotions, mouthwashes and other medications under the supervision of pharmacists

OBJECTIVE

Interest in handling scales, weights and measures to ensure correct amounts of ingredients are present in formulas and prescriptions

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Abilities

Compared to my abilities

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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

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