Pharmacy Technician

Are you tired of working evenings, weekends, and holidays? 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 nonsterile 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 and 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.

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.

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.

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 and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Current or recent oncology experience is preferred. Chemotherapy sterile compounding certification and authorized chemotherapy checking status are assets. 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 daily.