Pharmacy Technician

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is hiring a Pharmacy Technician to support hospital-based pharmaceutical services. You will procure, prepare, package, and distribute medications while ensuring adherence to policy and safety standards.

Responsibilities include reviewing prescriptions for compliance, performing final checks with pharmacist approval, dispensing under supervision, and training junior staff. Strong communication and math skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of medical terminology essential.
• Fluency in the English language.
• Demonstrated competency in pharmaceutical calculations.

Responsibilities

• Procures stores, prepares, compounds, packages, maintains, issues, and distributes drugs and supplies per policy.
• Reviews prescriptions for compliance with federal and provincial law.
• Performs final check before dispensing as approved by pharmacist.
• Dispenses a drug under pharmacist approval.
• Provides patient instructions on operation of defined medical devices.
• Precepts and trains Pharmacy Technicians-in-training and students.
• Maintains continuing education records and competencies.

Skills

Medical terminology

Verbal communication

Written communication

Pharmaceutical calculations

Analytical skills

Flexibility

Independence

Confidentiality

English fluency

Education

Pharmacy Technician certificate

Manitoba College of Pharmacists program

Job description

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Salary: $33.744 , $34.245 , $35.055 , $35.842 , $36.571 , $37.319

Position Overview

• Procures stores, prepares, compounds, packages, maintains, issues, and distributes drugs, chemicals, and supplies in accordance with policy, directives and procedures of the Regional Pharmacy Program. Completes related clerical duties (document, record, price, and filing).
• Reviews the information in a prescription for compliance with federal and provincial law.
• Upon approval by the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba and as approved by a pharmacist manager, before a drug is dispensed, performs a final check when the process of preparing the drug for dispensing was performed by another technician, pharmacy assistant, student or intern.
• Dispenses a drug if a pharmacist has approved filling the prescription.
• Identifies drug related problems that require referral to a pharmacist.
• Provides instructions to a patient about the operation of defined medical devices.
• In an outpatient pharmacy, asks a practitioner and receives his or her instructions for refilling an active prescription without change to the prescription.
• Performs necessary tasks at an external dispensing site.
• Precepts and trains Pharmacy Technicians-in-training, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician students, Pharmacy Assistants, and pharmacy interns who are performing the above tasks.
• Maintains current competencies that underlie the main duties of a Pharmacy Technician.
• Provides annually to their supervisor, a record of continuing education requirements to maintain their eligibility to be a Pharmacy Technician under the legislation of the Pharmaceutical Act and Regulations.

Experience

• One year experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital setting is preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Successful completion of:
  • A CCAPP Accredited Pharmacy Technician certificate, or;
  • The program prescribed by the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba for candidates who successfully complete a non-CCAPP Accredited Pharmacy Technician certificate.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Listed as a Pharmacy technician with the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) is required; candidates not listed with CPhM as a technician may be considered if all requirements for listing as outlined by CPhM can be met within 3 months (includes, but is not limited to Structured Practical Training Program as outlined by CPhM, CPhM Pharmacy Technician Jurisprudence Exam, successful result on all parts of the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Pharmacy Technician Qualifying Examination).
• Ability to pass and maintain Regional Pharmacy Program Pharmacy Technician competency assessments.

Qualifications And Skills

• Knowledge of medical terminology essential.
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills essential.
• Fluency in the English language.
• Demonstrated competency in pharmaceutical calculations.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility and independence in planning work to meet demanding schedules.
• Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with other individuals.
• Supports the Philosophy/Mission/Goals and Objectives of the Regional Pharmacy Program and the sites it services.
• Maintains confidentiality in all hospital/patient/resident related matters is maintained.

Physical Requirements

• Standing, lifting, and repetitive motion.
• Extensive use of eyesight and concentration for precision work.
• Extensive use of computers.
• Exposure to medications, chemicals, and solvents.
• May be required to travel to other sites.

This maternity/parental term may expire sooner than the date indicated subject to a minimum of two (2) weeks' notice.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.