Job Description

Your Opportunity:
Are you looking for the perfect blend of duties that combine both community and hospital pharmacy technician practice? Are you tired of working evenings and weekends? The Grande Prairie Cancer Center Pharmacy might be just what you are looking for! 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 is live on the provincial Connect Care electronic patient care system.
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: Cancer Center Pharmacy
• Primary Location: Grande Prairie Rgnl Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 31-JUL-2025
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 25-AUG-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• 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. Hazardous sterile compounding skills including previous experience at a Regional Cancer Center Pharmacy is highly desired. 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. Preferred Qualifications:
6 months or more recent experience in a retail Pharmacy setting and/or sterile compounding experience. Membership and involvement in Pharmacy professional organization(s) such as CAPHO, PTSA, CAPT, ACP, CSHP and PEBC. Patient focus is a must, including a willingness to interact with patients on a daily basis. Project involvement and previous leadership responsibilities will be viewed favorably. Authorized chemotherapy checking status will also be viewed as a huge asset.