Registered Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Practice Assistant) - Pharmacy Services

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Tatamagouche; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Registered Pharmacy Technician to join their team. This role involves providing safe and ethical patient-centered care, preparing and dispensing medications, and ensuring inventory control. You will work in a collaborative environment that values diversity and promotes a healthy work-life balance. With a focus on excellence in health services, this position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patient care while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of Nova Scotia. If you're passionate about healthcare and ready to advance your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program required.
• Licensure in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician (NSCP) required.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, package, and dispense medication under pharmacist supervision.
• Participate in quality programs and patient safety initiatives.
• Compounding sterile and non-sterile dosage forms.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician Licensure

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Communication Skills

Mathematical Calculations

Knowledge of Medical Terminology

Education

Accredited Pharmacy Technician Program

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Req ID: 202256

Location: Northern Zone, Lillian Fraser Memorial Hospital

Department: PHAR Drug Distribution CEHHC

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1

CUPE Healthcare Position

Posting Closing Date: 14-May-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager/Operations Manager, the Registered Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Practice Assistant) participates in the provision of safe, competent, patient or family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the patient are prioritized and individualized; prepares, packages and dispenses medication under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. Responsibilities include compounding of sterile and non-sterile dosage forms, dispensing drugs to inpatients and outpatients in unit dose, physician order entry, working with automation, Inventory control, medication reconciliation, and CIVA systems. Preparation of chemotherapy doses, distributing narcotics and participating in quality programs and patient safety initiatives.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program
• Licensure and registration in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician (NSCP) required
• If there are no candidates who meet the above qualification, candidates actively pursuing Pharmacy Technician licensure within the Province of Nova scotia will be considered
• If there are no candidates who meet the above qualification, Pharmacy Practice Assistants may be considered
• Drug administration by injection technical permit (Pharmacy Technician) an asset
• BLS (Basic Life Support) required
• Experience as a pharmacy technician/pharmacy practice assistant, preferably in a hospital, an asset
• Knowledge of sterile technique and special precautions used with chemotherapy are an asset
• Experience in unit dose drug distribution systems, automation technology, decentralized medication dispensing cabinets, an asset
• Knowledge of medical terminology, inventory control and record keeping
• Demonstrated good decision making and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medications Knowledge of the law and regulations pertaining to the receipt, storage and distribution of prescription and narcotic drugs
• Basic typing skills or computer/keyboard experience; skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, etc.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
  

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

Registered Technician: $29.05 - $31.97 Hourly

(Pharmacy Practice Assistants: $24.97 - $28.99 )

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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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