Registered Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Practice Assistant) - (Signing Bonus Available)

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Req ID: 150480

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Western Zone, South Shore Regional Hospital

Department: PHAR Pharmacy SSRH

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (50% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: CUPE Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date: 5-Apr-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 www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager, 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.

Responsibilities include:

• Medication dispensing and distribution
• Preparation and packaging of medications
• Medication reconciliation
• Drug access navigation and clinical support
• Inventory utilization and management
• Compounding of Sterile and non-sterile products
• Preparation of chemotherapy doses
• Narcotic control and distribution
• Participating in audits and quality programs

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
• Experience as a pharmacy technician/pharmacy practice assistant, preferably in a hospital, an asset

Hours: Permanent, Part-Time (50%) Position; 37.5 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives:

Registered Technician: $24.96 - $27.89 Hourly

Pharmacy Practice Assistant: $23.19 - $26.27

Once You've Applied

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

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