Pharmacy Technician

4 weeks ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Fraser Health Authority Full time
Pharmacy Technician Role Overview

The Pharmacy Technician operates 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.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Processes clinically reviewed and approved medication orders for distribution to a patient, client or resident.
  2. Receives prescriptions (verbal and non-verbal) from practitioners and ensures that prescriptions are complete and authentic by performing duties such as verifying allergy status and/or demographics.
  3. Prepares and processes prescriptions by performing duties such as entering orders, counting, measuring, packaging or re-packaging medications and compounding various sterile pharmaceutical products according to established procedures.
  4. Ensures the accuracy and completeness of dispensed prescriptions prepared by self or others by verifying order entries, and/or performing the final check of dispensed prescriptions.
  5. Processes prescriptions for temporary inpatient leave of absence by methods such as reviewing, translating and converting existing inpatient medication orders previously reviewed and approved by a pharmacist.
  6. Enters and ensures the accuracy and completeness of drug and personal health information in the pharmacy information system.
  7. Transfers prescriptions to and receives prescriptions from other pharmacies.
  8. Maintains accurate records such as medication verification and the results of quality assurance checks.
  9. Distributes medications and maintains relevant inventory, wardstock and narcotic records.
  10. Maintains inventory and wardstock levels. Fills wardstock and narcotic requisitions.
  11. Identifies outdated drugs to be returned or destroyed by checking stock for lot expiry dates.
  12. Maintains department work areas by ensuring tidiness and order. Stocks pharmaceuticals, labels, containers and glassware in accordance with established procedures and standards.
  13. Performs related clerical duties such as keyboarding, answering telephone, filing and maintaining medication and prescription records.
  14. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • 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.
  • 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 operate related equipment.

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