Pharmacy Technician

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join its Central Production Facility in Calgary. This role includes compounding and preparing sterile and non-sterile medications, ensuring compliance with strict timelines, and supporting pharmacy operations. Ideal candidates should have a CCAPP-accredited education, relevant experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Completion of a CCAPP-accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program.
• Active or eligible for registration with the ACP.
• 1+ years' experience in sterile compounding within the last 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products.
• Compounding and repackaging medications.
• Guiding and assisting with training of staff and students.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Education

CCAPP-accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program

Registration with Alberta College of Pharmacy

Job description

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Your Opportunity:

Central Production Facility (CPF), is an offsite facility located in Northeast Calgary, providing services to the AHS pharmacies within the Urban and Rural Calgary Zone. Our services include but are not limited to, sterile and non-sterile compounding, unit dose oral solids and liquid prepackaging, and inventory procurement and distribution. The regulated pharmacy technicians are valued members of the Calgary Zone pharmacy team because they ensure accuracy medications prepared, checked, and distributed in accordance with strict timelines. Core duties may include, but are not limited to: Setup, preparation, repackaging, and final product checking of sterile compounding preparation. Setup, preparation, and checking of non-sterile compounding. Setup, preparation, and checking of Total Parental Nutrition (TPN). Setup, preparation, and checking of Automated Packaging medications using PacMED and PacVision. Picking and checking patient-specific compounded sterile preparations. Performing and completing daily operations efficiently, accurately, and safely within strict timelines. Providing guidance to and assisting with the training and orientation of staff and students. Maintaining a high standard of performance through the completion of internal validation programs that assess proficiency in identified tasks such as aseptic technique and final product checking.

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.

Acute Care Alberta: N Primary Care Alberta: N Recovery Alberta: N Classification: Pharmacy Technician Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Pharmacy Primary Location: Pharmacy Central Production Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 25-JUN-2025 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 07-JUL-2025 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends, On-Call Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $31.13 Maximum Salary: $38.98 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of a CCAPP-accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP) as a Pharmacy Technician.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Required to compound sterile preparations and work with arms extended for sustained periods of time. 1+ years’ experience in sterile compounding within the last 5 years. Required to lift from 30-50 pounds, bending repetitively, push/pull carts. Repetitive wrist and hand movement required. Demonstrated communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to work in teams. Demonstrated computer or word processing skills. Committed to continual personal quality improvement and lifelong learning. Critical thinking, problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications:

1+ years’ experience with non-sterile and sterile compounding and batching (within the last 5 years). 2+ years’ Prior hospital or Central Production Facility experience within the last 5 years. 1+ years’ Checking Certified (within the last 5 years). 1+ years’ experience with TPN Compounding (within the last 5 years). 1+ years’ experience with Pac Vision checking (within the last 5 years). Membership with a pharmacy professional organization preferred.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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