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Assistant Pharmacy

  • Hamilton, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Jul 2, 2026
  • 1 position

$18–$22 / hour

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Entry, Junior · 0+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

The Pharmacy Assistant supports pharmacists and technicians by managing administrative tasks, retail operations, and prescription workflows. They provide compassionate patient care specifically within an addiction-treatment pharmacy environment.

Job details

A Pharmacy Assistant aids pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with everyday administrative tasks and customer service responsibilities. In contrast to pharmacy technicians, assistants concentrate primarily on retail, clerical duties, overseeing prescription workflows, providing compassionate patient care in an addiction-treatment pharmacy environment, and managing the operational facets of the pharmacy instead of focusing on clinical medication preparation. Duties & Responsibilities providing compassionate patient care in an addiction-treatment pharmacy environment managing the operational facets of the pharmacy instead of focusing on clinical medication preparation. Pharmacy Assistant aids pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with everyday administrative tasks and customer service responsibilities. Pharmacy assistants concentrate primarily on retail, clerical duties, overseeing prescription workflows. Comfortable working in an addiction-treatment healthcare facility. Benefits: Mileage and delivery responsibilities are paid separately. The hiring process includes a paid trial period lasting between 1 to 4 weeks. Flexible working hours are offered. This role provides a strong foundation for becoming a licensed Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist. It offers stable employment in a crucial healthcare sector that is consistently in demand. You will gain important knowledge in medical terminology, insurance systems, and pharmacology.

What you’ll do

The Pharmacy Assistant supports pharmacists and technicians by managing administrative tasks, retail operations, and prescription workflows. They provide compassionate patient care specifically within an addiction-treatment pharmacy environment.

Requirements

Candidates must be comfortable working in an addiction-treatment healthcare facility. The role focuses on clerical and operational duties rather than clinical medication preparation.

Benefits

  • Paid mileage and delivery
  • Paid trial period
  • Flexible working hours
  • Career development path to Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacist
  • Knowledge gain in medical terminology, insurance systems, and pharmacology

Listed skills

  • Clinical care · Preferred
  • Customer service · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Customer Service
  • Administrative Tasks
  • Prescription Workflow Management
  • Patient Care
  • Retail Operations
  • Clerical Duties

Job areas

  • Healthcare
  • Retail
  • Customer Service & Support
  • Administrative