Pharmacy Practice Assistant - Public Health
Top Benefits
About the role
Pharmacy Practice Assistant - Public Health
Req ID: 208410
Location: Provincial Zone, Public Health Services - Burnside
Department: PH SPP Strategic Policy Planning
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSGEU: Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 2-Sep-25
About the Opportunity
The Pharmacy Practice Assistant works as a member of the inter‑professional team and participates in the provision of safe, competent, patient and family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the patient are prioritized and individualized. Working within their legislated scope of practice and scope of employment, the Pharmacy Practice Assistant assumes responsibility for their own actions, are accountable to the public and contribute as a healthcare professional to plan of care and function of pharmacy to ensure a safe and healthy environment.
The Pharmacy Practice Assistant functions are self‑determined, assigned through management, the pharmacist, another Pharmacy Technician or as requested by other members of the care team.
About You
- Grade XII plus completion of a recognized Pharmacy Technician/Technology Program (accredited program preferred) OR one‑year full‑time experience as a hospital pharmacy technician OR two years’ experience as a community pharmacy technician
- If the successful candidate is a Registered Technician, they will be compensated according to the Registered Technician payscale
- Licensure in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician (NSCP) is an asset
- Two years’ experience as a pharmacy technician/pharmacy practice assistant, preferably in a hospital, an asset
- Knowledge of medical terminology, inventory control and record keeping
- Demonstrated ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medications
- Basic typing skills or computer/keyboard experience; skills in Microsoft Office Suite
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Must have reliable transportation as travel may be required (on occasion)
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full Time / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi‑weekly
Compensation and Benefits
Pharmacy Practice Assistants: $25.37 - $29.46 Hourly
(Registered Technician: $30.52 - $33.59 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.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This 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.
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.
Job Segment: Medical, Public Health, Counseling, Pharmacy, Healthcare
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations
Pharmacy Practice Assistant - Public Health
Top Benefits
About the role
Pharmacy Practice Assistant - Public Health
Req ID: 208410
Location: Provincial Zone, Public Health Services - Burnside
Department: PH SPP Strategic Policy Planning
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
NSGEU: Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 2-Sep-25
About the Opportunity
The Pharmacy Practice Assistant works as a member of the inter‑professional team and participates in the provision of safe, competent, patient and family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the patient are prioritized and individualized. Working within their legislated scope of practice and scope of employment, the Pharmacy Practice Assistant assumes responsibility for their own actions, are accountable to the public and contribute as a healthcare professional to plan of care and function of pharmacy to ensure a safe and healthy environment.
The Pharmacy Practice Assistant functions are self‑determined, assigned through management, the pharmacist, another Pharmacy Technician or as requested by other members of the care team.
About You
- Grade XII plus completion of a recognized Pharmacy Technician/Technology Program (accredited program preferred) OR one‑year full‑time experience as a hospital pharmacy technician OR two years’ experience as a community pharmacy technician
- If the successful candidate is a Registered Technician, they will be compensated according to the Registered Technician payscale
- Licensure in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician (NSCP) is an asset
- Two years’ experience as a pharmacy technician/pharmacy practice assistant, preferably in a hospital, an asset
- Knowledge of medical terminology, inventory control and record keeping
- Demonstrated ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medications
- Basic typing skills or computer/keyboard experience; skills in Microsoft Office Suite
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Must have reliable transportation as travel may be required (on occasion)
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent Full Time / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi‑weekly
Compensation and Benefits
Pharmacy Practice Assistants: $25.37 - $29.46 Hourly
(Registered Technician: $30.52 - $33.59 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.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This 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.
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.
Job Segment: Medical, Public Health, Counseling, Pharmacy, Healthcare
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations