Pharmacy Manager

Neighbourly Pharmacy looking to hire enthusiastic, forward-looking, permanent Full time Pharmacy Manager for Lovell drugs- London, Ontario location. Pharmacy Manager will be responsible for assessing and improving pharmacy procedures to guarantee the appropriate, safe, accurate, and legal distribution of prescription drugs.

About Us:

Neighbourly Pharmacy is Canada's largest and fastest-growing network of community pharmacies. With close to 300 locations, our team of experienced industry leaders are passionate about providing exceptional patient care to our communities. We have been recently recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. We know that our people are our most valuable asset, and we take pride in helping our employees realize their career goals.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ability to lead, coach, and motivate staff.
• Possess entrepreneurial skills with a passion to build the business
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the pharmacy and ensuring that staff pharmacists are properly supported in their cognitive and patient care functions
• Ensures compliance with federal, provincial, and local laws and regulations, policies and procedures and accrediting body standards
• Continuous professional development to remain current on latest advances in pharmacy industry.
• Providing professional and clinical functions related to dispensing including pharmaceutical and clinical care, patient counseling, liaising with other healthcare professionals to provide the best possible patient care.
• Responsible for establishment and maintenance of effective communication, scheduling, and direction with pharmacy staff on a daily basis.
• Facilitate regular team meetings to communicate and implement new/existing policy and procedures.
• Perform performance assessments (probationary, annually)
• Provide training and support the pharmacy team members in their professional growth and development.
• Manage the internal recruitment and selection process.
• Responsible for the training and orientation of new employees
• Ensure proper labour relations and conditions of employment are maintained.
• Proactively identifies and solves staffing, dispensing, delivery, and reimbursement issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the Front Store team to identify patient care opportunities.
• Perform patient focused services as deemed eligible and appropriate for the patients.
• Oversees all aspects of the operations (order entry, customer service, dispensing, compounding, inventory management, invoicing, deliveries, etc.)
• Actively seeks out new and innovative ways to improve processes.
• Manage P&L statements and attain target metrics (including but not limited to Labor, Inventory, Expense control)

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy
• Licensed and in good standing with the Ontario College of Pharmacists with the expectation of adherence to the Standards of Practice for Designated Managers
• Minimum 3 years of prior experience in a Retail Pharmacy and/or pharmacy management is an asset.
• Strong people management skills and the ability to motivate and coach others
• Excellent customer service skills and a strong sense of professionalism
• Strong, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
• Minimum 3yr experience as a pharmacist is an asset.

Neighbourly Pharmacy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to deliver accessibility and equality to all job applicants, staff, and our customers. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.