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Your Opportunity:Are you tired of working evenings and weekends? Come and work weekdays with us at the Jack Ady Cancer Center Pharmacy! We offer the perfect mix of hospital and community practice involving sterile compounding of chemotherapy plus oral dispensing for patients to take home. 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, individual patient prescriptions, and ward stock. 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 working groups 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.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: Jack Ady Cancer Center Pharmacy
  • Primary Location: Jack Ady Cancer Centre
  • Location Details: As Per Location
  • Multi-Site: Not Applicable
  • FTE: 0.00
  • Posting End Date: 22-JUL-2024
  • Employee Class: Casual/Relief
  • Date Available: 01-AUG-2024
  • Hours per Shift: 7.75
  • Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
  • Shifts per cycle: Varies
  • Shift Pattern: Days
  • Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
  • 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. Prior community pharmacy practice and/or sterile compounding experience is required. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Preferred Qualifications:Membership and involvement in Pharmacy professional organization(s) such as CAPHO, PTSA, CAPT, ACP, CSHP and PEBC will be viewed favorably. Patient focus is a must, including a willingness to interact with patients on a daily basis.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.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Alberta Health Services

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  • Job Id
    JD2320332
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Alberta, Canada
  • Education
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