Pharmacy Assistant Team Lead

Title of the Job: Pharmacy Assistant Team Lead

Location: Mississauga, ON

Job Description: Referred applicants must not apply directly to this role. All referred applicants must use their unique referral link generated when they are referred by an existing colleague.Location: 1685 Tech Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 0A7At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.Why this role is important?Location:1685 Tech Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 0A7At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.Why this role is important?Team Lead, Morning Shift – Central Pharmacy Services (CPAK)Team LeadLocation: Mississauga, ONAbout Us:Central Pharmacy Services – CPAK is a division of Shoppers Drug Mart that prepares the medication packs (CPAKs) that are distributed at the stores to patients. This centralized process enables the pharmacist and team at Shoppers Drug Mart locations to spend their time focusing on what is important – the patient!Working with the team, you will be responsible to ensure that the prepared CPAKs are accurate and prepared in a timely manner. We pride ourselves in having awesome team spirit!We have a great benefits package, Shoppers Drug Mart discount, gym discount, RRSP/Pension plans and Employee Share Ownership Plan.Shoppers Drug Mart was acquired by Loblaw in 2014, the largest employer in Canada, making your career opportunities within our larger organization – endless!Take ownership and find more ways to care about our local Shoppers Drug Mart stores in a career at Shoppers Drug Mart Store Support. Provide great service, specific expertise and actionable advice to support Associate-Owners and their staff in delivering the best health, beauty and convenience services to Canadians.About the Role:The Team Lead will assist the Pharmacy Operations Manager in efficiently overseeing the operations, staff, and equipment to ensure targeted business outcomes are achieved. The Team Lead will lead efforts to integrate, standardize and reinforce the processes and protocols required to provide the best services to facilities and clients in full compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice standards.We are hiring a Team Lead for the afternoon shift. The scheduled shift will be 6AM to 2PM Monday to Friday with requirements to work some statutory holidays and weekends and be flexible to cover other shifts based on business needs.What you will do:Oversee the workflow processes to effectively prioritize and manage efficiencies within the team of pharmacy assistants, registered technicians, and pharmacistsAct as a liaison between the Pharmacy Operations Management Team and team members, providing effective communication regarding team performance, workload, and meeting the needs of the customersRecommend, implement, and drive continuous improvement activities through then implementation of change management processes, and best practicesImprove customer experience through process and people development; show measurable resultsContribute to management of incidents and near misses in the appropriate time frameEnsure patient/resident confidentiality and privacy is protectedFoster a ground-up culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement that delivers measurable qualitative and quantitative resultsEnsure workflow and all project deadlines are metEnsure schedule stability that allows for maximum return on efficienciesResponsible to hire new staff in accordance with business needsProvide effective leadership and regular coaching to team membersLead and motivate the team to achieve aggressive operational/performance goals for the site and develop organizational talentMaintain a collaborative and productive working relationship with other members of the management team and other departmentsProvide guidance to team members on building strong relationships within the site by reinforcing and expecting use of CORE values and Blue CultureIn addition to team leadership and administrative duties, the team lead may spend a portion of time performing job duties of the team membersWhat you will need:

• A minimum of three years of pharmacy work experience
• A minimum of one year of leadership experience is considered an asset
• Leadership and management qualification or willingness to obtain is considered an asset
• Registered Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician in good standing within the province of operation is considered an asset
• Strong leadership skills, demonstrated ability to manage others while adhering to company values and policies
• Strong computer skills such as email communication and Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to lead and influence cross functional teams
• Comfortable in dealing with ambiguity; ability to manage multiple priorities in a regulated
• Strong relationship building capabilities and capacity to work in a fast paced, multiple project environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Must be flexible to work various shift times is required, including weekdays, weekends, and statutory holiday

Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.How You’ll Succeed:At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.Employment Type: Full timeType of Role: RegularShoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada’s diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.Please Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

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