Clinical Pharmacy Technician - Patient-Centered Care

Fraser Health Authority; Surrey; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits coverage

Job summary

Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medication preparation and dispensing in a fast-paced health care environment.

You will operate under pharmacist supervision, manage prescriptions, maintain records, and ensure patient safety while delivering compassionate service. This role emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and adherence to regulatory guidelines within Fraser Health’s pharmacy services.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Pharmacy Technician program or equivalent.
• Current practicing registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

Responsibilities

• Processes clinically reviewed and approved medication orders for distribution to a patient, client or resident.
• Receives prescriptions (verbal and non verbal) from practitioners and ensures that prescriptions are complete and authentic by performing duties such as verifying allergy status and/or demographics.
• Prepares and processes prescriptions by performing duties such as entering orders, counting, measuring, packaging or re-packaging medications and compounding various sterile pharmaceutical products according to established procedures. Pre-packages oral, liquid and topical medications into unit-of-use format.
• Ensures the accuracy and completeness of dispensed prescriptions prepared by self or others by verifying order entries, and/or performing the final check of dispensed prescriptions.
• Processes prescriptions for temporary inpatient leave of absence by methods such as reviewing, translating and converting existing inpatient medication orders previously reviewed and approved by a pharmacist.
• Enters and ensures the accuracy and completeness of drug and personal health information in the pharmacy information system.
• Transfers prescriptions to and receives prescriptions from other pharmacies.
• Maintains accurate records such as medication verification and the results of quality assurance checks.
• Distributes medications and maintains relevant inventory, wardstock and narcotic records.
• Maintains inventory and wardstock levels. Fills wardstock and narcotic requisitions.
• Identifies outdated drugs to be returned or destroyed by checking stock for lot expiry dates.
• Maintains department work areas by ensuring tidiness and order. Stocks pharmaceuticals, labels, containers and glassware in accordance with established procedures and standards.
• Performs related clerical duties such as keyboarding, answering telephone, filing and maintaining medication and prescription records.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Keyboarding

Organization

Dexterity

Equipment operation

Education

Pharmacy Technician program

BC College registrations/credential

Job description

Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medication preparation and dispensing in a fast-paced health care environment.

You will operate under pharmacist supervision, manage prescriptions, maintain records, and ensure patient safety while delivering compassionate service. This role emphasizes accuracy, teamwork, and adherence to regulatory guidelines within Fraser Health’s pharmacy services.