Pharmacy Technician

Acute Care Alberta; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 47,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Acute Care Alberta is seeking a Pharmacy Technician I to support the development, validation, standardization, and maintenance of pharmacy compounding and repackaging content across Alberta. You will apply advanced technician expertise to ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and system‑wide consistency in collaboration with pharmacy staff and IT partners.

The role requires hospital pharmacy experience in compounding, strong computer skills, and the ability to work in a hybrid Alberta

Qualifications

• Completion of CCAPP accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program.
• Active or eligible registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the ACP.
• Minimum 5 years hospital pharmacy experience in compounding and repackaging.
• Experience developing and maintaining SCI worksheets and content.
• Familiarity with chemotherapy compounding and sterility guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and distribute pharmaceutical products.
• Receive and triage medication orders, compound and repackage medications.
• Prepare sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products.
• Support content accuracy and system‑wide consistency across the provincial health system.

Skills

Adaptability

Problem solving

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Education

CCAPP-accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program

Active/eligible ACP registration

Tools

Epic

WMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Reporting to the Manager, Systems Content & Integration (SCI), SCI Pharmacy Technician provides specialized, province wide support for the development, validation, standardization, and ongoing maintenance of pharmacy compounding, repackaging, and related systems content. The role applies advanced pharmacy technician expertise to support the creation and ongoing maintenance of provincial compounding & repackaging worksheets and content standardization initiatives, and pharmacy systems recipe build and integration, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory and Pharmacy Alberta standards. The SCI Pharmacy Technician functions in a highly independent and analytical role, supporting content accuracy, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and system wide consistency across the provincial health system through collaboration with pharmacy staff, clinical informatics, IT partners, and provincial committees and/or working groups. Decisions made by this role have system‑wide impact, influencing frontline pharmacy practice, medication safety, and operational consistency across all Health Service Provider Organizations.

Description:

As a Pharmacy Technician I, you will be responsible for the preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products. You will receive and triage medication orders, compound and repackage medication and prepare sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products.

• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Systems Content & Integration, Pharmacy Alberta
• Primary Location: Southport Tower
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 28-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 60
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $34.01
• Maximum Salary: $42.59
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Pharmacy Technician
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Systems Content & Integration, Pharmacy Alberta
• Primary Location: Southport Tower
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 28-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 60
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $34.01
• Maximum Salary: $42.59
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Completion of a Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP) accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program.Active or eligibility for registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP).

Additional Required Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years experience in a hospital (or similar institution) pharmacy providing compounding and repackaging services, including the provision of chemotherapy medications. Minimum 6 months experience supporting the development and maintenance of SCI compounding and repackaging worksheets and corresponding systems content development. Familiarity with current compounding and repackaging practices within the Health Service Provider Organizations, including familiarity with chemotherapy compounding & repackaging practices, embedded worksheets. Understanding of stability and sterility guidelines, compounding and repackaging standards, and experience supporting the creation of compounding formulations and/or worksheets. Strong computer skills including training and/or experience with: Epic, WMS, Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint). Adaptability and ambiguity tolerance. Ability to navigate evolving environments and changing information. Problem solving skills. Capable of making sound decisions using available data and professional judgment. Proven ability to collaborate with diverse teams, Strong verbal and written communication skills tailored to varied audiences. Ability to prioritize workload and multiple projects on an ongoing basis to meet the needs of a dynamic work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting provincial, multi-site, or large-scale standardization initiatives. Experience working within digital health environments. Experience participating in multidisciplinary governance structures. Completion of project management & change management education and Introduction to LEADs in a Caring Environment. Membership with a professional pharmacy organization. Recent volunteer experience with a professional pharmacy organization.

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Calgary Zone ACA, Calgary, Southport Tower