Pharmacy Technician - Swift Current, SK, Canada - Neighbourly Pharmacy

Description

Neighbourly Pharmacy* is looking for a *Registered Pharmacy Technician *to join our *Swift Current, SK* location at *Pharmasave #406 Swift Current*.

*Neighbourly Pharmacy is Canada's largest and fastest-growing network of community pharmacies. With over 295+ locations, our team of experienced industry leaders is passionate about providing exceptional patient care to our communities. We know that our people are our most valuable asset, and we take pride in helping our employees realize their career goals.
*Reporting to the Store Operator/Pharmacy Manager, and under the supervision of a pharmacist, this position will practice in collaboration with pharmacists to provide the best possible pharmacy services to our patients. The Pharmacy Technician's primary role is to ensure prescriptions are filled correctly. They will transcribe verbal orders, transfer prescriptions, and check on the technical aspects of the prescription. The store is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. and Saturday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. The usual shifts will fall between these days and times.

• Occasional weekend shifts will be required.

*Supporting pharmacists in providing specialized care for Long Term Care (LTC), private and group homes.

• Processing refills, triaging emails, and phone calls, and serving front store customers.
• Data entry, receiving prescriptions, batch fill, and other billing and adjudication.
• Medical prescription preparation and final checks.
• Compounding oversight, training, quality improvement, and supply management, auditing narcotics and control reports.
• The Pharmacy Technician has the independent authority, responsibility, and accountability to:
• Transfer to and receive prescriptions from prescribers, and other pharmacists/pharmacy technicians.
• Check filled unit dose carts from a fill list.
• Point of care testing, device teaching, and independent technical checks of prescriptions.
• The Pharmacy Technician will focus on the technical aspects of a prescription. Inventory management, including participating in cycle counts, narcotic counts, inventory discrepancy investigation, and order.
• Perform administration functions, such as documentation, third-party billing reconciliations, and completing required audits.
• Review prescriptions to confirm that they are complete, authentic, and meet all current laws, regulations, and policies.
• Answer patients' questions and refer them to the pharmacist if the question requires a patient assessment, clinical analysis, or application of therapeutic knowledge.
• Manage the pharmacy environment by maintaining the inventory, including safe storage, and handling of drugs.
• Maintain the cleanliness, functionality, and integrity of compounding, packaging, dispensing, and storage equipment.
• Check and accept responsibility for the work of pharmacy assistants employed in the pharmacy.
• With the assistance of information software, identify potential interactions, therapeutic duplications, and incompatibilities within patient profiles.
• Perform quality assurance audits/checks on distribution functions and activities.
• Other duties as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager.

*Licenced Pharmacy Technician in the province of Saskatchewan.

• Pharmacy Technician Certificate from a CCAPP-accredited post-secondary institution.
• Previous retail pharmacy experience is an asset.
• Kroll software experience is an asset.
• Neighbourly Pharmacy __is an equal-opportunity employer. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired._

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Dental care

• Disability insurance
• Flexible Language Requirement:
• French not required

Monday to Friday

• Pharmacy Technician Licence (Saskatchewan) (required)