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    Registered Pharmacy Technician - New Glasgow, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

    Nova Scotia Health Authority
    Nova Scotia Health Authority New Glasgow, Canada

    1 week ago

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    Description

    Req ID: 177830
    Company: Nova Scotia Health
    Location: NorthernZone, Aberdeen Hospital
    Department: PHAR Clinical Pharmacy ARH
    Type of Employment: Casual Casual Relief(3%FTE) x 1position(s)
    Status: CUPEHealthcare Position
    Posting Closing Date: 6-May-24

    Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

    Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

    About the Opportunity

    Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager of Clinical Services, the Registered Pharmacy Technician works as a member of the inter-professional team and participates in the provision of safe, competent, patient and family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the patient are prioritized and individualized. Working within their legislated scope of practice and scope of employment, the Pharmacy Technician assumes responsibility for their own actions, are accountable to the public and contribute as a healthcare professional to plan of care and function of pharmacy to ensure a safe and healthy environment. The Registered Pharmacy Technician functions are self-determined, assigned through management, the pharmacist, another Pharmacy Technician or as requested by other members of the care team.

    The position of Registered Pharmacy Technician - Medication Reconciliation is responsible for the coordination of clerical and technical components of clinical pharmacy services in collaboration with the clinical pharmacists. The Registered Pharmacy Technician - Medication Reconciliation will coordinate workflow in the Emergency Department including preparation of daily patient profiles (in collaboration with patient, ward clerks and/or nurses), tracking of patient flow relative to clinical pharmacist activities (e.g. admissions, transfers, discharge of patients), electronic order entry into the Pharmacy information system of orders previously reviewed by the clinical pharmacist, gathering relevant information under direction of the clinical pharmacist, ongoing communication with central drug preparation area and the clinic nurses to streamline timing of drug preparation and patient administration, forwarding of drug approval forms verified by the clinical pharmacist, and other duties as the collaborative practice evolves. Candidates must be available to work days, evenings and weekends as determined by position need.

    About You

    We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

    • Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program
    • BLS (Basic Life Support) required
    • Licensure and registration in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician (NSCP) required
      • If there are no candidates who meet the above qualification, candidates actively pursuing Pharmacy Technician licensure within the Province of Nova scotia will be considered
      • If there are no candidates who meet the above qualification, Pharmacy Practice Assistants may be considered
    • Drug administration by injection technical permit (Pharmacy Technician) an asset
    • Experience as a pharmacy technician/pharmacy practice assistant, preferably in a hospital, an asset
    • Knowledge of sterile technique and special precautions used with chemotherapy are an asset
    • Experience in unit dose drug distribution systems, automation technology, decentralized medication dispensing cabinets, an asset
    • Knowledge of medical terminology, inventory control and record keeping
    • Demonstrated good decision making and problem solving skills
    • Demonstrated ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medications
    • Knowledge of the law and regulations pertaining to the receipt, storage and distribution of prescription and narcotic drugs
    • Basic typing skills or computer/keyboard experience; skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, etc.
    • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
    • Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred


    Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

    Hours


    • Casual Relief

    Compensation and Incentives

    Registered Technician: $ $27.89 Hourly

    (Pharmacy Practice Assistants: $ $26.27)

    Once You've Applied

    Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

    ​This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

    Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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