Coordinator, Pharmacy Compounding - Pharmacy Services

Mackenzie Health; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mackenzie Health seeks a Pharmacy Compounding Coordinator, responsible for ensuring compliance with OCP/NAPRA standards. This role involves overseeing compounding operations and leading quality assurance efforts. Suitable candidates are Registered Pharmacy Technicians with significant experience in acute care environments and effective leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Registered Pharmacy Technician in good standing with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in an acute care hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation and verification of sterile and non-sterile compounds.
• Develop and maintain training programs for compounding personnel.
• Implement and maintain quality assurance programs for compliance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Effective communication

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

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Job Description

As a member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, the Pharmacy Compounding Coordinator at Mackenzie Health will be the primary resource to ensure organizational compliance with OCP/NAPRA sterile and non-sterile compounding (hazardous and non-hazardous) requirements. This position will share their time across both sites of Mackenzie Health including supporting the Chemotherapy Pharmacy.

Contribute to safe, quality care by:

• Providing oversight of the preparation and verification of sterile and non-sterile (hazardous and non-hazardous) compounds
• Providing oversight of the preparation and verification of sterile and non-sterile (hazardous and non-hazardous) compounding records
• Ensuring risk assessments are completed and maintained
• Ensuring policies and procedures related to compliance with OCP/NAPRA sterile and non-sterile compounding are developed, regularly reviewed, updated (at least every 3 years or more frequently when standards have changed), and adhered to
• Developing and maintaining training, assessment, and certification programs for compounding personnel
• Developing and maintaining training, assessment, and certification programs for cleaning staff
• Implementing and maintaining a robust compounding quality assurance program to ensure compliance with OCP/NAPRA standards
• Collaborating to implement prevention measures that limit exposure of personnel to hazardous products
• Ensuring facilities and equipment used meet requirements and are maintained, calibrated, or certified according to standards
• Developing and maintaining a quality assurance program to ensure preparation activities meet standards
• Providing oversight of automated compounding technologies
• Overseeing the operations of the Parenteral Admixture program in collaboration with the Pharmacy Manager(s)
• Liaising with vendors to ensure equipment and environment requirements are met
• Maintaining documentation and logs for monitoring and compliance
• Supporting staff learning plans and performance management to maintain compliance
• Serving as a member of the pharmacy leadership team
• Sharing in departmental leadership on-call responsibilities

What must you have?

• Registered Pharmacy Technician in good standing with the Ontario College of Pharmacists (Part A)
• Minimum of 3 years experience in an acute care hospital setting

What else do you bring?

• Proven analytical thinking, proactive problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Self-directed, independent work capabilities
• Broad clinical knowledge and expertise
• Effective communication skills, written and interpersonal
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access
• Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Proven attendance record
• Understanding and compliance with safety policies and procedures
• Ability to perform essential duties of the job
• Empathy in interactions and behaviors aligned with Mackenzie Health’s values
• Modeling behavior consistent with the organization’s principles of Excellence, Leadership, and Empathy
• Commitment to providing an exceptional experience in a healthcare environment

Preferred Profile

• Understanding of OCP/NAPRA standards for sterile and non-sterile compounding
• Knowledge of Accreditation Canada and ISMP standards
• Knowledge of compounding technologies
• Experience supervising NAPRA standards
• Leadership experience preferred
• Flexibility to work at any Mackenzie Health site

Mackenzie Health is an inclusive employer committed to accommodations under AODA and the Ontario Human Rights Code.

We thank all applicants; only those considered for an interview will be contacted.