Pharmacy Technician

**JOB** **POSTING - LISTOWEL SITE**

**POSITION POSTING # L23-26**

**POSITION: Registered Pharmacy Technician**

**UNIT: Pharmacy**

**STATUS: Temporary Part-Time**

**START DATE: May 2023 - November 2024**

**SALARY RANGE: $28.80 - $33.21 per hour**

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The Registered Pharmacy Technician will follow established policies and procedures in entering, dispensing and compounding prescription medicine to inpatients (and some outpatients), to maintain drug pharmacy and automated dispensing unit inventory, narcotic and controlled inventory according to the Narcotic & Controlled

Act, and per Ontario College of Pharmacy dispensed accurately (double checked) to provide a safe and effective medication service to our patients.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Pharmacy Technician diploma, plus certification required.
- Registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacy.
- 6 months to 1-year related experience required.

**EFFORT**:

- Moderate Physical Effort
- High degree of mental effort

**POSITION-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS**:

- To sort, prioritize and technically process medications orders and requests (i.e. patient specific dispensing, pass medications, TPN) into the computerized patient profiles. Includes product select changes, formulary auto-substitutions, review of documented medication histories.
- To participate in the collection of the Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) for admitted patients, relaying of corrections to providers of incorrect input on the BPMH
- To dispense all medication orders (first dose or patient-specific refills), pass medications, outpatient medications, Methadone, IV admixtures and high alert medications according to Pharmacy procedure into appropriate delivery system.
- To compound non-sterile, bulk manufacturing and specialty prescription items (i.e., dermatologicals, liquid preparations, etc.) according to Pharmacy procedure and approved manufacturing worksheets.
- To perform various checks during manufacturing process and a final accuracy check regarding individual patient medications, sterile products, manufactured/prepackaged items, prior to deliver to nursing units and according to Pharmacy procedure and as indicated on approved manufacturing sheet.

**HOURS OF WORK: Monday to Friday**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 2023-05-01