Registered Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Practice Assistant) - Pharmacy Services Drug Use Management

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health provider in Halifax is seeking a Registered Pharmacy Technician to enhance pharmacy operations through data analysis and patient-centered care. The ideal candidate brings solid knowledge of Excel and must hold licensure in Nova Scotia. This role offers competitive hourly wages and a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental coverage.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program.
• Licensure and registration in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician required.
• Excellent knowledge of data manipulation tools such as Excel is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide foundational information for analysis of pharmacy operations.
• Make recommendations on inventory movement to optimize stocking levels.
• Participate in quality programs and patient safety initiatives.

Skills

Data manipulation tools (Excel)

Effective communication skills

Problem solving skills

Knowledge of medical terminology

Education

Accredited Pharmacy Technician Program

BLS (Basic Life Support)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Cerner

BDM

Job description

Overview

Req ID: 201361
Location: Central Zone,
Department: Pharmacy Services
Type of Employment: Temporary
Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with specialized services offered across Atlantic Canada. We are on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through cooperation across hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs. Our team provides 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 across the province. We believe there is a place here for everyone, from vibrant cities to quaint towns. The work-life balance in a Nova Scotia Health role provides time to explore, discover, and participate in the Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us at www.novascotia.com to learn more.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Clinical Pharmacy 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.

• Responsibilities primarily involve drawing on drug and patient data from the BDM, Pyxis, and Cerner information systems to provide foundational information for analysis and potential optimization of pharmacy operations and clinical services.
• Understand existing pharmacy operations and how the new pharmacy information system functions; use data and consultation with Drug Use Evaluation Pharmacist, relevant clinical pharmacists, and the Manager to make recommendations/advice on inventory movement to optimize stocking level, stocking areas, and stock rotation.
• May involve working with automation, inventory control, participating in quality programs and patient safety initiatives.
• Excellent knowledge of data manipulation tools such as Excel is required.

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
• Excellent knowledge of data manipulation tools such as Excel is required
• 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 are an asset, French preferred

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

Hours

• Long-Assignment / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi-weekly

• Approximately 18 months

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 should 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.