Pharmacy Technician - BC Cancer Kelowna

Provincial Health Services Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated pharmacy team at a leading health authority, specializing in oncology without needing prior experience. This role offers on-the-job training in areas like sterile compounding and clinical trials, providing a unique opportunity to grow your career. You'll work in a supportive environment, ensuring patient care through direct contact and comprehensive support. With flexible work options and a commitment to reconciliation and diversity, this position is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in the healthcare sector.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work options

Professional growth opportunities

Discounts through WorkPerks

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
• Effective communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Process medication orders and ensure accuracy of prescriptions.
• Maintain inventory and perform quality assurance checks.
• Prepare and compound sterile pharmaceutical products.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Ability to deal effectively with others

Keyboarding skills

Organizational skills

Ability to operate related equipment

Education

Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Pharmacy Technician

BC Cancer

Kelowna, BC

Work with BC Cancer’s pharmacy team and receive on-the-job training to specialize your skills. No previous oncology experience is needed. We provide in-house training for areas such as sterile compounding, OPD and Chemo IV Clinical Trials, Drug Access Navigator – you’ll have opportunities for specialty pharmacy roles including Pharmacy Technician Supervisor, Clinical Trial Technician, and Omni Cell Technician.

You’ll work to your full scope of practice with a friendly group of professionals in a small-scale hospital setting. Additionally, the BC Cancer pharmacy environment provides direct patient contact through the outpatient dispensary, for a full continuity of care experience.

What You’ll Do

1. Process clinically reviewed and approved medication orders for distribution to a patient.
2. Receive prescriptions (verbal and non-verbal) from practitioners and ensure that prescriptions are complete and authentic by verifying allergy status and/or demographics.
3. Prepare and process prescriptions by entering orders, counting, measuring, packaging or re-packaging medications, and compounding sterile pharmaceutical products, including hazardous drugs, according to established procedures. Pre-package oral, liquid, and topical medications into unit-of-use format.
4. Ensure the accuracy and completeness of dispensed prescriptions by verifying order entries and performing final checks.
5. Enter and verify the accuracy and completeness of drug and personal health information in the pharmacy information system.
6. Transfer prescriptions to and from other pharmacies.
7. Process prescriptions for temporary inpatient leave by reviewing, translating, and converting existing inpatient medication orders previously reviewed and approved by a pharmacist.
8. Maintain accurate records such as medication verification and quality assurance checks.
9. Distribute medications and maintain inventory, wardstock, and narcotic records.
10. Maintain inventory and wardstock levels, fill requisitions.
11. Identify outdated drugs for return or destruction by checking stock expiry dates.
12. Maintain department work areas, stock pharmaceuticals, labels, containers, and ensure safe disposal of hazardous drugs.
13. Perform clerical duties such as keyboarding, answering calls, filing, and maintaining records.
14. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

You Have

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with others.
• Physical ability to perform duties.
• Keyboarding skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Awareness of and commitment to learning about the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action, In Plain Sight Report, BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and related reports.
• Commitment to reconciliation efforts as per TRC and BC's Indigenous Rights Acts.
• Asset: Knowledge of social, economic, political, and historical realities impacting Indigenous communities, and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism reports.

What We Bring

Every PHSA employee contributes to excellent patient care and benefits from health, wellness, and development programs. We offer professional growth opportunities, comprehensive benefits, flexible work options, and discounts through WorkPerks.

Position details include:

• Job Type: Casual
• Wage: $34.18 per hour
• Location: 399 Royal Avenue, Kelowna, BC
• Hours: Monday - Friday, various shifts
• Applications accepted until filled
• Requisition Number: CAS-163123E

About BC Cancer

BC Cancer provides comprehensive cancer control for British Columbians and is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation, supporting Indigenous communities and fostering a respectful workplace.