Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The Grande Prairie Cancer Center is a busy and fast paced Regional Cancer Center located in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Pharmacy Technicians practice to their full scope and perform all aspects of drug distribution services to provide safe and quality patient care. Pharmacy Technician dispensing related responsibilities include triage, preparation, repackaging and final product checking of sterile and non-sterile products and individual patient prescriptions. Other duties include guiding and assisting with the training and orientation of staff and students; providing clinical support through obtaining information to facilitate medication reconciliation activities and clarifying discrepancies, and/or collecting and organizing information to support the provision of direct patient care; participating in special projects and programs as assigned; maintaining department records and statistics and preparing reports as required. It is important to build and maintain successful interactive relationships with all members of the healthcare team, including communicating with nursing staff to clarify orders and requests, triaging drug information questions and problem- solving distribution issues. Technicians must demonstrate a high standard of performance through the completion of internal validation programs that assess proficiency in identified tasks such as aseptic techniques and final product checking. The pharmacy supports remote drug delivery to Peace River and has recently gone live on the provincial Connect Care electronic system. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

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: Grande Prairie Cancer Center Pharmacy Department
• Primary Location: Grande Prairie Rgnl Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.60
• Posting End Date: 01-SEP-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 11-SEP-2023
• Temporary End Date: 13-JAN-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 6
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $31.13
• Maximum Salary: $38.98
• 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:

To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered please attach a resume and cover letter with your application. Applications without these attachments may not be considered. Current or recent oncology practice experience is required, along with sterile compounding and outpatient dispensing experience. Patient focus is a must, including a willingness to interact with patients on a daily basis. Preferred Qualifications:

Connect Care WIP & WAM experience will be viewed as a huge asset. Current chemotherapy IV certification status & current ACC status. 6 months or more recent experience in a retail or outpatient pharmacy setting. Membership and involvement in Pharmacy professional organization(s) such as CAPHO, PTSA, CAPT, ACP, CSHP and PEBC. Prior hospital experience with a variety of responsibilities. Pharmacy technicians who have held positions involving problem solving & decision making preferred.

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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