Registered Pharmacy Technician; Pharmacy Practice Assistant - Pharmacy Services

Position: Registered Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Practice Assistant) - Pharmacy Services

Location: Fort MacKay

Req : 221195

Location: Eastern Zone – Sacred Heart Community Health Centre

Department: PHAR Pharmacy Procure & Distribution C

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT (20%) x 1

Posting Closing Date: 3-Jun-26

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Pharmacy Manager/Operations Manager, the Registered Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Practice Assistant) participates in the provision of safe, competent, patient- or family-centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the patient are prioritized and individualized; prepares, packages and dispenses medication under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. Responsibilities include compounding of sterile and non-sterile dosage forms, dispensing drugs to inpatients and outpatients in unit dose, physician order entry, working with automation, inventory control, medication reconciliation, and CIVA systems;

preparation of chemotherapy doses, distributing narcotics and participation in quality programs and patient safety initiatives.

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 (NSPR) required
• Active candidates pursuing Pharmacy Technician licensure within the Province of Nova Scotia will be considered if none meet the above qualification
• Pharmacy Practice Assistants may be considered if none meet the above qualification
• Drug administration by injection technical permit (Pharmacy Technician) an asset
• BLS (Basic Life Support) required
• Experience as a pharmacy technician/pharmacy practice assistant, preferably in a hospital, an asset
• Knowledge of sterile technique and special precautions used with chemotherapy is an asset
• Experience in unit dose drug distribution systems, automation technology, decentralized medication dispensing cabinets, 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 and narcotic drugs
• 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

Hours

• Permanent part-time position; 15 hours biweekly

Compensation and Benefits

Registered Technician: $30.52 - $34.43 hourly

Pharmacy Practice Assistants: $25.37 - $30.20 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.

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, 2

SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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