Casual Pharmacy Technician

**JOB** **POSTING - Wingham Site
**Come wor**
**k at LWHA**
- **Paid educational opportunities
**- **Fre** **e staff parking
**- **Tuition reimbursement grants based on eligibility
**- **Mileage for cross site travel**:

- **Defined benefit pension plan, benefits without waiting period**:

- **Portability of Service Opportunity
**POSITION POSTING # W24-52**

**POSITION: Pharmacy Technician**

**UNIT: Pharmacy**

**STATUS**:Casual**

**START DATE**:October 2, 2024**

**SALARY RANGE: $32.20 - $34.22 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 Tech diploma, plus certification required.

Registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacy.

3 to 6 months’ related experience required.

**EFFORT**:
Moderate Physical Effort
High degree of mental effort and analysis

**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 process all chemotherapy medication orders into the computerized patient profile using OPIS, and London
Regional Cancer Clinic resources.

To maintain or check all equipment related to chemotherapy/ IV admixture preparation (i.e. daily cleaning of
Laminar Flow Hoods, Biohazard Safety Cabinet, fume hood, eye wash and shower stations.)

To perform accuracy checks during chemotherapy preparations (i.e. product checks, volume checks) and final
release of product to Chemotherapy unit based on certification process.

To dispense all medication orders (first dose or patient-specific refills), pass medications, outpatient medications,
chemotherapy, Methadone, IV admixtures and high alert medications according to Pharmacy procedure into

appropriate delivery system.

**HOURS OF WORK**: Monday to Friday (7:00am-3:00pm or 7:30am-3:30pm)

**_Interested applicants are asked to apply, in writing, complete with full resume, indicating their qualifications and pertinent _**

**_skills to: _**Human Resources
Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance

**PLEASE REFERENCE POSITION POSTING NUMBER WITH YOUR APPLICATION**
- equity-seeking groups, including but not limited to: Indigenous persons, visible minorities, persons with visible and/or invisible disabilities, persons _
- who identify as women and persons of marginalized sexual orientations and gender identities._