Pharmacy Assistant

**GENERAL**

**Description**:

- Pharmacy Assistant

**Competition #**:

- GIM AC 379/25

**Posting Date**:

- 02/13/2025

**Status**:

- Active

**Type**:

- External

**DESCRIPTION**

**The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority**

Our Vision
We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.
Our Mission
We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.
Our Values
Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other

**Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service**

**Pharmacy Assistant**
**Gim PharmacyAssistant_02**

**Closing Date**:

- 02/20/2025

**Facility / Site**:

- Gimli Health Centre

**Posting Type**:

- Permanent

**Position Type**:

- Part-Time

**Hours of Work**:

- Days Weekends

**Term Dates**:
**FTE**:

- 0.6

**Union Group**:

- MGEU Technical Professional

**Wage / Salary**:

- As per applicable collective agreement

**Position Summary**:Reporting to the Regional Director, Pharmacy and under the direction of the Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Assistant supports the drug distribution services of Pharmacy Departments in the region through the performance of technical and clerical functions. The position of Pharmacy Assistant functions in a manner consistent with, and supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority.

**Qualifications**:

- Grade 12 required.
- Successful completion of a recognized pharmacy technician program required.
- Demonstrated proficiency in MicroSoft Office computer programs required.
- Good organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate effective verbally and in writing.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships within a multidisciplinary environment.
- Good physical and mental health to meet the demands of the position.Satisfactory employment record.**As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.**

Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.

All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).

The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect that First Nations treaties were made on these territories, acknowledge harms and mistakes, and we dedicate ourselves to collaborate in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the spirit of reconciliation.