Careers
Being part of a small company allows for independence in your practice, but also provides a support system when you need it. We emphasize work-life balance for our employees, so you can enjoy life in beautiful BC!
Our goal is to provide exceptional customer service and pharmaceutical care in our communities.
Company Culture:
- Work-life balance
- No late nights, rotating weekends
- Many stores are closed on Sundays
- Closed for statutory holidays, including Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
- Pharmacist overlap
- Sufficient support staff
- No service quotas for clinical services
- Pursue further training in the areas you’re passionate about
- Support to utilize full scope of practice
- Utilize assistants and registered technicians
Local Pharmacy Operations Team:
- Help interviewing and hiring staff
- Day-of schedule adjustments to mitigate staff illnesses and limit impact on the pharmacy
- Help with audits
- Mentoring new managers
- Help mediate coworker disputes
- Locate stock during shortages
- Organizing support during flu season
Benefits of Working in Small Communities:
- Some of the most affordable communities in B.C. while still allowing for a very high standard of living
- Save money, pay off loans, travel
- Most of our communities are surrounded by lakes and rivers, short distances to mountains and ski resorts, and are surrounded by countless provincial parks, camping, and hiking trails
- Quickly become immersed into the community and their culture
- Close relationships with your patients, see how you are positively affecting their lives
- Responsive physicians who are open to collaboration.
Current Career Opportunities
Full-Time Pharmacy Manager, Barriere, BC
Barriere IDA Pharmacy has been proudly serving Barriere and the surrounding North Thompson area since 1982. Our goal is to provide our patients with all their pharmacy needs including Custom Compounding, Compliance Pill Packaging, Home Health Care and Medical Supplies.
This location is open 9am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday. The pharmacy manager does not work evenings, weekends or holidays. The pharmacy is operated via TelePharmacy on weekends.
We offer a positive team environment and being in a smaller community allows you to easily collaborate with physicians in the area. Our pharmacy has long-term, well-trained assistants as well as an exceptional Registered Technician. The manager would be responsible for supervising the pharmacy staff only, as the front store has its own management team.
Just a short commute to Kamloops, you can enjoy your evenings and weekends at many nearby lakes, hike or camp at one of our many provincial parks or spend time during the winter months up at Sun Peaks Ski Resort.
We offer a competitive hourly wage based on experience level, a comprehensive benefits package including life insurance and disability insurance, relocation allowance, and coverage of your pharmacy dues. We are an independent pharmacy so compensation is always negotiable and will be based on experience level of the successful candidate.
As the Pharmacy Manager you will be responsible for all the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy including being in compliance with all bylaws of the College of Pharmacists of B.C. The Pharmacy Manager will also be responsible for the following:
- Direct supervision of the pharmacy staff
- Responsible for managing the performance of the pharmacy staff
- Accountable for the day-to-day operations and profitability of the pharmacy
- Completing medication reviews, vaccines administration and other clinical services when appropriate
- Working with the management team to identify strategies in maintaining the current business operations and identifying opportunities for growth
- Managing adequate inventory levels
- Preparation of reports for the management team
The successful candidate will have:
- A license to be a practicing pharmacist in the province of British Columbia
- Management skills and the ability to motivate others
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
- Previous management experience is an asset
- Ability to build a business using community-based marketing strategies
Floating Pharmacist, Shuswap region, BC
This position allows you to travel around our beautiful province with your hotel paid for and a higher hourly wage. Floating pharmacists gain the experience of working at multiple workplaces and get to help a lot of people (coworkers and patients alike)! The relationships you form with the pharmacy staff you interact with will benefit you for the rest of your career.
Some choose to do this position for a couple years to save money for a home downpayment while exploring BC and finding out where you want to settle down. Our pharmacy staff don’t work late evenings, and we’re closed all Sundays and holidays. Enjoy your evenings and weekends at the lake, camping in provincial parks, and skiing in the winter.
The work schedule for floating pharmacists is extremely flexible, for example:
- Work 1 week, off 1 week
- Work 1 week, off 3 weeks
- Work 3 days weekly
Our busier pharmacies have daily pharmacist overlap from Monday to Friday and we DO NOT impose any quotas for clinical services upon our pharmacists.
We offer a comprehensive wage and benefits package including life and disability insurance, relocation allowance, and coverage of your pharmacy dues. Overall compensation package and work schedule is negotiable!
As the Pharmacist you will be responsible for some operations of the pharmacy including:
- Supervision of support staff, including providing guidance and direction
- Medication reviews, vaccine administration and other clinical services when appropriate
- Compliance with all bylaws of the College of Pharmacists of B.C.
The successful candidate will have:
- A license to be a practicing pharmacist in the province of British Columbia
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Exceptional customer service skills
- Good organizational skills and the ability to multi-task