Pharmacy Assistant

Brant Community Healthcare System; Brantford; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

HOOPP Pension Plan

Discounted onsite parking

Wellness program

Job summary

This Brant Community Healthcare System vacancy in Brantford, Ontario, seeks a Pharmacy Assistant for every-other-weekend shifts (1:00 pm–9:00 pm) with additional coverage as needed.

Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, you will perform technical and clerical duties: delivering medications, receiving returns, packaging and barcoding, preparing sterile and non-sterile compounds, replenishing ward stock, and participating in quality assurance and safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• Retail or hospital pharmacy assistant experience is an asset.
• Keyboarding skills for reports and assignments.

Responsibilities

• Delivering medications to clinical units
• Picking up medications returned from clinical units
• Putting away medication returns/unpacking medications
• Pre-packaging & barcoding medications
• Preparing sterile and non-sterile compounds
• Ward stock replenishment
• Quality assurance activities including expiry date checks
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Good attendance

Attention to detail

Customer service focus

Critical thinking

Medication safety

Education

Pharmacy Technician program

OCP registration pending

Tools

PC applications

Job description

Exceptional Care-Exceptional People

The Brant Community Healthcare System is a two site Community Hospital located in Brantford and Paris, Ontario.

• The Brantford General is an acute care hospital
• The Willett in Paris is an urgent care centre and transitional beds

By choosing to work at Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS), you are joining an organization with more than 130 years of making a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve throughout our communities. We value Care, Accountability, Respect and Equity, and we are working together to build a healthier community!

Why Choose BCHS?

• Tuition Reimbursement (Centralized Education Fund)
• Casual, Part time and Full time positions (4 on 5 off for full time nurses)
• HOOPP Pension Plan
• Predictable work locations
• Discounted onsite parking (no shuttles or waiting lists)
• Support 24/7- you’re not on your own (managers on call, physicians, allied health and support staff).
• Wellness matters, our Employee Assistance program is free and confidential to all employees and family members.
• Ongoing infection and prevention control measures, education, appropriate PPE and support available to all employees.

Position Summary

This position will be scheduled for every-other-weekend shifts, from 1:00 pm-9:00 pm, along with additional shifts to cover staff vacations and scheduled days off.

Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, the Pharmacy Assistant will be responsible for technical and clerical functions in the area assigned. All rotations include responsibility for continuous quality improvement and workload measurement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Delivering medications to clinical units
• Picking up medications returned from clinical units
• Putting away medication returns/unpacking medications received from distributors/vendors
• Pre-packaging & barcoding medications
• Preparing sterile and non-sterile compounds
• Ward stock replenishment
• Quality assurance activities including but not limited to: expiry date checking, medication storage area inspections and audits
• Other duties as assigned

Education Requirements

• Pharmacy Technician program graduates (those awaiting registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacists) - preferred but not required

Mandatory Qualifications

• Previous Retail or Hospital Pharmacy Assistant experience an asset
• Keyboarding skills utilizing PC applications for reports and special assignments

Mandatory Competencies

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a team focus
• Self-directed individual with the ability to work both independently and within an inter professional team
• Mature, reliable individual with excellent attendance record
• Creative problem solver with a customer focus and patient friendly approach
• Good understanding of medication safety and quality assurance
• Proven critical thinking skills
• Ability to multi task and set priorities in a rapidly changing environment
• Reliable individual with excellent attendance record and able to work all shifts

Primary Responsibilities Also Include

Safety (patient, worker & workplace) is a BCHS Corporate Priority. The successful applicant will demonstrate good stewardship in the identification, reporting and mitigation of unsafe acts or conditions.

The Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from women, members of racialized groups, visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientation and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

To ensure there is equal opportunity during the recruitment and selection process, BCHS provides accommodation for applicants with disabilities upon request.

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