Pharmacy Technician - Canmore, Canada - Alberta Health Services

Alberta Health Services

Verified Company

Canmore, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Your Opportunity:

Practicing within their full scope, the Pharmacy Technician performs all aspects of drug distribution to provide for the effective daily operation of all departmental services and programs leading to safe and effective patient care.

Core duties may include, but are not limited to:

Order entry, preparation, repackaging and final product checking of sterile and non-sterile products, individual patient prescriptions and ward stock.

Providing guidance to and assisting with the training and orientation of staff and students.

Providing clinical support through obtaining information to facilitate medication reconciliation activities and clarifies discrepancies and/or collects and organizes information to support the provision of direct patient care.

Building interactive relationships with all members of the healthcare team including communicating with nursing staff to clarify orders and requests, triaging drug information questions and distribution issues.

Maintaining a high standard of performance through completion of internal validation programs that assess proficiency in identified tasks such as aseptic technique, computer order entry, and final product checking.

Participating in special projects and programs as assigned. Maintaining department records, statistics and preparing reports as required.

Please note:
This position is located outside the Calgary City Limits and will be based out of Canmore, Alberta.

Description:

As a Pharmacy Technician I, you will be responsible for the preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products. You will receive and triage medication orders, compound and repackage medication and prepare sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products.

Classification: Pharmacy Technician
Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
Unit and Program: Pharmacy
Primary Location: Canmore General Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 1.

00

Posting End Date: 06-JAN-2023

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 16-JAN-2023

Temporary End Date: 21-JAN-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 10
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
Minimum Salary: $30.52
Maximum Salary: $38.22
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of a CCAPP-accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP) as a Pharmacy Technician.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Recent (2 to 5 years) experience and certification in sterile compounding. Recent (2 to 5 years) experience and certification preparing & checking oncology products.