Pharmacy Technician - Best Possible Medication History (BPMH)

Vancouver Island Health Authority; Victoria; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join their BPMH team. This role is crucial in gathering accurate medication histories in various patient care settings, ensuring patient safety and optimizing therapeutic outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in high-pressure environments. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to medication reconciliation and enhance the quality of patient care in a collaborative healthcare team. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient safety, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 and graduation from an accredited Pharmacy Technician program required.
• Current registration with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia is essential.

Responsibilities

• Gather accurate medication histories from patients and families.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure medication safety.
• Conduct interviews in high-risk patient care areas.

Skills

Effective Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Independent Work

Ability to Work Under Stress

Education

Grade 12

Graduation from an accredited Pharmacy Technician program

Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician

Job description

Pharmacy Technician - Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) - (211635)

Work Area: Multi-Site

Travel Requirement: Yes

Shift Start/End Time: 07:00-15:00/10:00-18:00/12:00-20:00/14:00-22:00

Days Off: Rotating

Vacancy Type: Casual

Salary Range (Hourly Rate): $34.18 - $34.18

Planned Start Date: Mar. 25 2025

Job Description:

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to the Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator or designate and under the supervision of the Technician Team Leader and/or Site and/or Clinical Coordinator, the Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) Regulated Pharmacy Technician works in a variety of patient care settings to ensure accurate medication histories are obtained from patients and families. Working as a pivotal member of a multidisciplinary health care team, they ensure the accuracy and completeness of patients' medication histories upon admission to the hospital when patients are in their most acute state by conducting detailed interviews with patients in Emergency Rooms (including psych emergency, trauma bays, and isolation rooms for communicable diseases), ICU, HAU, and Medical Floors. The BPMH Pharmacy Technician gathers information about patients' current medications and compares this information with medical records including phoning family physician offices and retail pharmacies to acquire patient-related information to identify any discrepancies or missing details.

Working closely with pharmacists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals both within and external to Island Health, they contribute to medication safety, optimize therapeutic outcomes, and enhance the quality of patient care. They operate in accordance with the competency guidelines and scope/standards of practice for Pharmacy Technicians as outlined by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, and according to organizational policies, procedures, standards, and unit-specific protocols. The BPMH Clinical Pharmacy Technician role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to patient safety.

Medication reconciliation is a required organizational practice; the best possible medication history is the first step in the medication reconciliation process, making the work the BPMH Clinical Pharmacy Technicians completed essential to patient care and critical in meeting Accreditation Standards.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training And Experience

Grade 12 and graduation from an accredited Pharmacy Technician program or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Current practicing registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to keyboard.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in high-risk direct patient care areas in potentially stressful environments.

This job is with the BPMH team at VGH collecting medication information in the Emergency Department, Acute Units, and Pre-Admission Clinic.