Your Opportunity:
Barrhead Pharmacy Hub & Production is our North East medication repackaging services of unit dose, including patient specific doses for Acute and Long Term Care units. The Pharmacy Technician will work under limited supervision of the Operations Manager alongside Pharmacy Assistants and Pharmacists. This position performs complex aspects of: coordinating and maintaining drug distribution, leading and monitoring workflow processes for efficiency, managing perpetual inventory including turnover minimize waste of pharmaceuticals, direct supervision of Pharmacy Assistants, repackaging and final checking of medications to ensure safe and quality patient care. Core duties may include but are not limited to: remote and site final checks of doses, troubleshooting medication shortages, adhering to scheduled batches with precision, meeting courier deadlines without delay or disruption, leading workload with automated equipment specifically FastPak Elite & Verify, reporting medication errors as per internal processes liaising when required with manager for root cause analysis, and assisting with training and orientation of staff and students. Participating in operational cross coverage for Zone Hub Support order fulfillment, and special projects and working groups as assigned. Maintaining ordering supplies, department records, and statistics for preparing reports as required. Building interactive relationships members of healthcare teams including respectful communication to clarify orders and requests, triaging drug information questions and distribution issues. Maintaining a high standard of performance through completion of internal validation programs that assess proficiency in identified tasks such as final product checking. Performs other duties deemed necessary or assigned. To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered please apply with resume and cover letter.
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.
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:
2 Yr Regulated Pharmacy Technician with Alberta College of Pharmacists. 2 Yr Northeast Barrhead Hub & Pharmacy Production Center, Order Fulfillment, Inventory Management (required). 2 Yr Elite Automated Repackaging & Checking equipment experience (required). Trained in Barrhead Connect Care Hub Workflow & Order Fulfillment (required). EPIC Trained with Inventory - Experience for both Acute & Long-Term Care patient care, barcoding, compounding & repackaging, dispensing functionality (prep/check/queue), inventory transfers, ordering receiving, monitoring par & opti, medication recalls or backorder management. Rural Hospital Pharmacy experience (required). Must be in good physical condition as majority of shift involves typing, static positions, visual acuity, heavy lifting and grip strength, twisting, standing, crouching, bending, pushing, pulling, kneeling, walking and standing for extended periods of time. Demonstration of reliability required of essential work in healthcare.
Preferred Qualifications:
EPIC & EPIC Inventory experience, acute & ltc, barcoding, compounding & repackaging, dispensing functionality, medication transfers – ordering – receiving, monitoring – par & opt– medication recalls – medication backorders, rural experience in North Zone. Automated repackaging equipment experience is an asset - Cold Seal, Specifically Arxium FastPak Elite & Verify. Hospital Related Pharmacy Drug Distribution Center Experience. Preceptor for Technician Student Learning Rotations.