Req ID: 142968
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Department: PHAR Drug Distribution CEHHC
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 31-Oct-22
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of 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 in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About the Opportunity
The position of Clinical Support Pharmacy Practice Assistant is responsible for the coordination of clerical and technical components of clinical pharmacy services in collaboration with the clinical pharmacist(s). The Clinical Support Technician will coordinate and participate in workflow including preparation and/or reconciliation of best possible Medication histories, preparation of daily patient profiles (in collaboration with unit clerks and/or nurses), tracking of patient throughput relative to clinical pharmacist activities (e.g. admissions, transfers, discharge of patients), electronic order entry into the Pharmacy information system of orders previously reviewed by the clinical pharmacist, gathering relevant information under direction of the clinical pharmacist, ongoing communication with central drug preparation area and the clinic nurses to streamline timing of drug preparation and patient administration, forwarding of drug approval forms verified by the clinical pharmacist, and other duties as the collaborative practice evolves.
The specific components of clerical, technical, and direct patient clinical duties involved in clinical pharmacy services delivery will vary and be determined by each specific patient care area. Patient care activities may be in one or several patient care areas in the course of a day or week. The majority of these positions also involve a portion of time (daily or on a rotational basis) that is involved directly in central or unit-based drug distribution activities. The majority will involve a rotation through evening/night and weekend rotations.
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