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Registered Pharmacy Technician
- London, ON, Canada
Salary Range: $35.94 - $38.13 /hour · Full-time
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- Salary Range: $35.94 - $38.13 /hour
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St. Joseph's Hospital - London, ON
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Salary Range: $35.94 - $38.13 /hour
St. Joseph's Health Care London's Pharmacy Department provides care across all St. Joseph's sites: St. Joseph's Hospital, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Parkwood Institute Main Building and Finch Family Mental Health Care Building, and Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health. The Pharmacy Department also provides care directly to members of our community through the two Prescription Shop pharmacies located at St. Joseph's Hospital and the Finch Family Mental Health Care Building at Parkwood. The Pharmacy Department welcomes learners year-round, including pharmacy technician students, pharmacist students, and a pharmacy resident.
We are seeking a highly motivated Registered Pharmacy Technician to join the team supporting hospital medication distribution. In this position you will be responsible for technical tasks associated with medication dispensing, sterile and non-sterile compounding, as well as checking and approving the final release of products prior to administration to the patient. These activities are to be completed with particular focus on safety, accuracy and efficiency and must be in compliance with regulatory requirements, professional standards of practice, corporate policies, and practice guidelines.
Essential Qualifications
St. Joseph's Hospital - London, ON
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Salary Range: $35.94 - $38.13 /hour
St. Joseph's Health Care London's Pharmacy Department provides care across all St. Joseph's sites: St. Joseph's Hospital, Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care, Parkwood Institute Main Building and Finch Family Mental Health Care Building, and Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health. The Pharmacy Department also provides care directly to members of our community through the two Prescription Shop pharmacies located at St. Joseph's Hospital and the Finch Family Mental Health Care Building at Parkwood. The Pharmacy Department welcomes learners year-round, including pharmacy technician students, pharmacist students, and a pharmacy resident.
We are seeking a highly motivated Registered Pharmacy Technician to join the team supporting hospital medication distribution. In this position you will be responsible for technical tasks associated with medication dispensing, sterile and non-sterile compounding, as well as checking and approving the final release of products prior to administration to the patient. These activities are to be completed with particular focus on safety, accuracy and efficiency and must be in compliance with regulatory requirements, professional standards of practice, corporate policies, and practice guidelines.
Essential Qualifications
- Registered with the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) as a Registered Pharmacy Technician
- Strong mathematical skills to accurately prepare, compound, and dispense medications
- Recent hospital or retail experience
- Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to work independently as well as on a team
- Self-directed
- Health and physical condition consistent with heavy lifting, pushing, bending, walking, sitting, standing, and keyboarding
- Proficiency in French would be an asset
- Minimum two (2) years recent hospital pharmacy experience
- Previous computer experience, particularly with Cerner/Pharmnet pharmacy system
- St. Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St. Joseph's, you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties
- Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
- Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing
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Responsibilities
Perform technical tasks related to medication dispensing and sterile and non-sterile compounding. Check and approve the final release of products before patient administration, ensuring safety, accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with applicable standards and policies.
Requirements
Applicants must be registered with the Ontario College of Pharmacists as a Registered Pharmacy Technician and have strong mathematical, communication, and organizational skills. Recent hospital or retail experience, knowledge of healthcare safety practices, and the physical ability to perform the listed duties are required; hospital pharmacy experience and Cerner/Pharmnet experience are preferred.
Skills
- Medication Dispensing
- Sterile Compounding
- Non-Sterile Compounding
- Medication Safety
- Mathematical Skills
- Accuracy
- Interpersonal Communication
- Organization
- Independent Work
- Teamwork
- Teaching
- Cerner/Pharmnet
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- Healthcare
- Education
- Science & Research
Keywords
- Registered Pharmacy Technician
- Ontario College of Pharmacists
- Medication Distribution
- Medication Dispensing
- Sterile Compounding
- Non-Sterile Compounding
- Final Product Release
- Patient Administration
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Retail Pharmacy
- Medication Safety
- Safety Culture
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Regulatory Requirements
- Professional Standards of Practice
- Corporate Policies
- Practice Guidelines
- Mathematical Skills
- Cerner
- Pharmnet
- Teaching
- Research
- Immunization
- Tuberculosis Skin Testing
- French