Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The Alberta Health Services (AHS) Outpatient Pharmacy Contracts team is part of the Provincial Operations portfolio of Pharmacy Services and is responsible for managing the contract and relationship between AHS and the contracted-outpatient pharmacies. As the Edmonton Outpatient Pharmacy Contracts Technician, you will report to the Manager, Outpatient Pharmacy Contracts. You will be responsible for coordinating medication procurement and back order management, inventory reconciliation and associated billing for AHS specialty programs. As a strong communicator, you will have the opportunity to build and maintain relationships with all members of the healthcare team to facilitate seamless patient care from the outpatient pharmacies. Duties include: verifying invoices, verifying billable transactions and preparing payments. Other duties include being responsible for the price file maintenance and updating of reporting tools for use with drugs purchased by AHS for the three Edmonton contracted outpatient pharmacies. The successful candidate must be customer-focused, and collaborates with the team to share information, identify opportunities to improve care processes, flow processes and the work environment. The candidate must be self-directed, able to work under minimal supervision, well-organized, and flexible to meet changing needs of the population served. He/she is committed to continual personal quality improvement and lifelong learning.

Description:

As a Pharmacy Technician I, you will be responsible for the preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical products. You will receive and triage medication orders, compound and repackage medication and prepare sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products.

• Classification: Pharmacy Technician
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Outpatient Pharmacy Contracts, Pharmacy Services
• Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza
• Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 09-MAR-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 24-APR-2023
• Temporary End Date: 13-SEP-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $30.52
• Maximum Salary: $38.22
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of a CCAPP-accredited Pharmacy Technician Training Program. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP) as a Pharmacy Technician. Additional Required Qualifications:

Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, and Excel). A minimum of five (5) years\' experience, within the last ten (10) years, in a pharmacy practice role. Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in a community or outpatient pharmacy setting.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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