Pharmacy Technician - Ottawa, Canada - PERTH AND SMITHS FALLS DISTRICT HOSPITAL

PERTH AND SMITHS FALLS DISTRICT HOSPITAL

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Ottawa, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

DEPARTMENT:

PHARMACY

POSITION:

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TEMPORARY PART TIME

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The Pharmacy Technician works to the scope of practice as described within the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) Model Standards of Practice for Canadian Pharmacy Technicians to support the Pharmacists and ensure the safe and accurate distribution of medications in the Hospital.

The Pharmacy Technician is accountable to the Ontario College of Pharmacists and to PSFDH for his/her professional service to patients of the Hospital.

Pharmacy technician's expertise focuses on the knowledge, skills and abilities related to the technical elements of prescription and patient information and of product and drug distribution.

At PSFDH the Pharmacy Technician performs the following technical functions within the operation of pharmacy services including, but not restricted to; receiving a written prescription, reading a prescription order, accurate computer order entry, selecting the drug (determining the product to dispense) adjusting a medication order according to an approved policy (i.e.

TIP) ,processing of patient drug orders; maintaining patient profiles, packaging, compounding (sterile and non-sterile), labelling, distribution (stocking, dispensing), care of supplies and equipment, final physical check for accuracy of finished product; inventory control, and record-keeping.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Receiving and Entering Orders

Receives medication orders;
Ensures completeness and accuracy of information on medication orders;
Enters and/or reviews medication orders in the patient's electronic chart ensuring orders conform to hospitals policies (i.e. ANLO and DNUA)
Sends appropriate computer generated alerts to nursing unit
Maintains Patient profiles
Generates medication labels
Prepares new and refills individual patient prescriptions, counting, pouring, weighing, measuring, mixing, repackaging and labelling medications;
Performs independent double check of order entry and medication prior to dispensing
Collaborates with the Pharmacist to confirm that therapeutic review of patient orders and prescriptions has occurred including notification of drug interactions, duplications and maximum doses alerts
Performs mathematical calculations relating to pharmacy
Refer requests outside of scope of practice to the Pharmacist

Dispensing and Distribution

Dispenses checks and distributes patient specific and wardstock medications to patient care areas
Ensures all documentation and record keeping is clear, accurate, concise and completed according to hospital policies
Responsible for checking expiries in pharmacy, documed, in patient care areas, crash carts and assigned kits
Performs assigned audits
Maintains prescription records as per OCP standards
Maintain storage requirements for all drugs including cold chain

Manufacturing - Prepackaging

Prepackages ward stock drugs as per hospital polices and procedures according to NAPRA standards.
Maintains adequate supplies and stock levels
Monitors expiry dates of prepackaged and manufactured items
Maintains quality control of equipment used in pharmacy

Narcotic and Controlled Drugs

Issues narcotics and controlled drugs to the Nursing Units and maintains records in accordance with the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Hospital policies and procedures; activities include, drug audits, count sheet audits, documentation of receipt and issue, monthly counts, assisting in resolving narcotic discrepancies replenishing and supply of anaesthesia kits to OR, documentation before dispensing and after issuing to patient care areas, maintenance of narcotic night cupboard
The Technician is responsible for maintaining adequate supplies of narcotics and controlled drugs throughout the hospital by ordering as necessary.
The technician is expected to follow all hospital policies pertaining to the safe storage of narcotic and controlled substances in the department and transport of these medications in the hospital

Inventory Management/Clerical Activities

Performs inventory and purchasing functions including ordering and receiving medications from vendors; inventory management, expired product returns, annual physical inventory count and financial reporting; Ensuring that all medications are labelled as per policy prior to making available for distribution (i.e. high alert medications)
Responsible for restocking medications and related supplies in the pharmacy and in patient care areas
Ensuring storage of medications in the department and patient care areas is clean, and well organized
Maintaining inventory records including those for narcotics and controlled drugs
Rotating stock and monitoring expiry dates of all pharmacy related items throughout the hospital e.g. medications in crash carts, transfer kits, wardstock, medication administration carts, etc.
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