Registered Pharmacy Technician - Dartmouth, Canada - Lawtons
Description
Requisition ID: 178678Career Group:
Corporate Office Careers
Job Category:
In-Store Pharmacy
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type:
Full-Time
Country:
Canada (CA)
Province:
Nova Scotia
City:
Dartmouth
Location:
2348 Lawtons Continuing Care
Postal Code:
B3B 0M6
Sobeys Inc. is a growing Canadian company.
We are a market leader in grocery and pharmacy that operate under multiple banners spanning over 1500 stores in communities across the country.
Our family of over 134,000 teammates and franchise affiliates are on a mission to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our teammates.
Our national pharmacy team is proudly Canadian, with pharmacies from coast to coast in our various banners. Depending on your province you would recognize us as Sobeys, Safeway, Thrifty Foods, Foodland, Lawtons Drugs or FreshCo.Ready to Make an impact?
The Registered Pharmacy Technician position is a regulated position that requires the individual to be licensed with the provincial college of pharmacy.
In addition to all duties that can be performed by a pharmacy assistant, the RPT is able to conduct some restricted activities under the indirect supervision of a pharmacist.
The authorized duties of the technician are limited by legal restrictions imposed by individual Provincial Pharmacy Regulatory Bodies.The ideal candidate will be able to accurately and efficiently check prescription requests in an automated refill setting.
The Pharmacy Technician maintains continuous, consistent work flow in order to meet daily production goals; and has the ability to work productively either independently or as a team.
The RPT will be involved in monitoring and adapting workflow as we expand our central fill operation to include blister packs, vial filling, and compounding.
They will be involved in helping to plan and manage new workflows to determine what our workflow looks like and how it should be run and organized.
Here's where you'll be focusing:RPT's will have independent authority, responsibility, and liability to prepare, process and compound prescriptions including:
Receiving and transcribing verbal prescriptions from practitioners
Ensuring prescriptions are complete and authentic
Providing injections/vaccinations as applicable by regulations in certain jurisdictions
Transferring prescriptions to and receiving prescriptions from other pharmacies
Ensuring the accuracy of prepared prescriptions
Conducting the final check of prepared prescriptions
Confirming the accuracy of drug and personal health information in patient records
What you have to offer:
Completion of the Pharmacy Technician Certification
Excellent attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment
Previous Pharmacy experience preferable.
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
Attention to detail
Teammate and leadership skills
Be able to complete work with minimum supervision
Isolate and solve problems.
Asset- Familiarity with computer and technology.
What we have to offer:
A competitive total compensation package that will vary by role and location
Flexible work life arrangements to meet your lifestyle needs
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Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.
Location: 2348 Lawtons Continuing Care, Dartmouth, NS
Location: 2348 Lawtons Continuing Care, Dartmouth, NS
Job Type:
Full-time
Application question(s):
Are you legally eligible to work in Canada?
Are you a Registered Pharmacy Technician in Nova Scotia?
Are you injection certified?
Work
Location:
In person