Registered Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Services
About The Position
Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager/Operations Manager, the Registered Pharmacy Technician participates in the provision of safe, competent, patient or family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the patient are prioritized and individualized; prepares, packages and dispenses medication under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. Responsibilities include compounding of sterile and non-sterile dosage forms, dispensing drugs to inpatients and outpatients in unit dose, physician order entry, working with automation, Inventory control, medication reconciliation, and CIVA systems. Preparation of chemotherapy doses, distributing narcotics and participating in quality programs and patient safety initiatives.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program
- Licensure and registration in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician (NSPR) required
- BLS (Basic Life Support) required
- 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
Nice To Haves
- Drug administration by injection technical permit (Pharmacy Technician)
- Experience as a pharmacy technician/pharmacy practice assistant, preferably in a hospital
- Knowledge of sterile technique and special precautions used with chemotherapy
- Experience in unit dose drug distribution systems, automation technology, decentralized medication dispensing cabinets
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Responsibilities
- Participates in the provision of safe, competent, patient or family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the patient are prioritized and individualized
- Prepares, packages and dispenses medication under the direct supervision of a pharmacist
- Compounding of sterile and non-sterile dosage forms
- Dispensing drugs to inpatients and outpatients in unit dose
- Physician order entry
- Working with automation
- Inventory control
- Medication reconciliation
- CIVA systems
- Preparation of chemotherapy doses
- Distributing narcotics
- Participating in quality programs and patient safety initiatives
Benefits
- 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, and 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
