Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 157140
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: PHAR SVS EMER/REEMERG INFE TPI-CNS
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 10-Jul-23

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 a 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

Reporting to the Clinical Pharmacy Manager for the Emerging and Re-emerging Infections Network (ERIN) Therapeutics Team, the Registered Pharmacy Technician works as a member of the interprofessional team and participates in the provision of safe, competent, person and family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the person are prioritized and individualized. Working within their legislated scope of practice and scope of employment, the Pharmacy Technician assumes responsibility for their own actions, are accountable to the public and contribute as a healthcare professional to fulfilling the interprofessional plan of care for patients with a focus on facilitating efficient and safe medication management processes. The Registered Pharmacy Technician functions are self-determined, assigned by leadership, a pharmacist, another Pharmacy Technician or as requested by other members of the healthcare team.

The position of Registered Pharmacy Technician - Emerging and Re-emerging Infections Teams is responsible for the coordination of technical components such as inventory management, distribution and documentation, and clinical support for pharmacists and interprofessional healthcare teams in relation to therapeutic consultations, assessments, prescribing and follow up practices. The Registered Pharmacy Technician supports workflow including monitoring email, voicemail and fax consults, and the collecting and documenting of relevant patient demographics, medication information and clinical information into a SharePoint database. The Registered Pharmacy Technician supports consult follow ups by helping to coordinate infusion therapies in ambulatory settings and long-term care facilities, through the preparation and documentation of medication profiles, in collaboration with patients, families and clinical pharmacists, using electronic databases such as the NS Drug Information System (DIS), and facilitates communication between the ERIN therapeutics team and various healthcare partners to streamline timing of drug delivery and administration. The Registered Pharmacy Technician supports the management and reporting of therapeutic and vaccination metrics, and various quality improvement projects as determined by the Emerging and Re-emerging Infections pharmacy leadership team. Last, the Registered Pharmacy Technician supports immunization strategies including managing vaccine inventory, coordinating and collaborating in the collection of consent information, preparing vaccine and the administration of vaccines, partnering with clinical pharmacist immunizers.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program
• Licensure and registration in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician with the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists (NSCP) required
• If there are no candidates who meet the above qualification, candidates actively pursuing Pharmacy Technician licensure within the Province of Nova Scotia will be considered

• Drug administration by injection Technical Permit (for Pharmacy Technicians) required
• Experience as a pharmacy technician/pharmacy practice assistant, preferably in a hospital, an asset

• Experience and validation in medication reconciliation processes, an asset
• Knowledge of medical terminology, inventory control and record keeping
• Demonstrated good decision making and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medications
• Knowledge of the law and regulations pertaining to the receipt, storage and distribution of prescription, narcotic drugs and vaccines
• Basic typing skills or computer/keyboard experience; skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, etc.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$24.84 - $27.56 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

*Qualified Registered technicians may be eligible for a signing/relocation bonus if application is successful.

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

\xe2\x80\x8bThis is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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