registered pharmacy technician

*Vacancy: *Regular Part time Registered Pharmacy Technician *Wage Grid:* $31.94 - $36.82 *Reference Number: *#26-129 RPT PHARM TECH *ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES* *PATIENT SAFETY* Every employee's responsibility is to ensure that the hospital's patient safety goal continues to be the centrepiece of our quality and risk management program and that every patient is treated within a safe environment. To ensure compliance with this goal, each employee must: * Find, report, and prevent incidents/near misses or adverse effects * Communicate/report areas of concern immediately to your Manager * Complete a Near Miss Form or Incident Report to communicate or report incidents or near misses *SUMMARY OF POSITION:* The Registered Pharmacy Technician provides the technical and clerical components of pharmaceutical services under the management and supervision of the Pharmacist. This includes initiation of best medication history workflow, drug distribution, inventory control, hazardous and non-hazardous sterile product preparation, prepackaging, ward stock, narcotics, training and other activities as required by the Pharmacist. *NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK* *ACCURATELY PREPARES AND DISPENSES ORDERED MEDICATION:* * Aseptically prepares Hazardous and non-hazardous sterile products. * Acquires the required math and calculation knowledge needed for medication compounding * Acquires the required knowledge of NAPRA standards needed for certification. * Checks sterile products as prepared by other pharmacy staff for technical accuracy * Dispense medications accurately * Maintain dispensing records. * Identifies the need for Pharmacist intervention and notifies the Pharmacist * Checks dispensed medications by other pharmacy staff for technical accuracy * Provide delivery of medications to all areas in a timely manner * Clean and maintain biohazardous and CIVA hoods and arrange physical inspections twice yearly. *Best Possible Medication History, BPMH* * Collect multiple sources (minimum 2 sources) of information regarding patient medication history * Interview patient or patient? agent to complete BPMH * Inputs BPMH accurately into hospital EMR * Identifies potential issues or discrepancies and communicates with pharmacist (or physician after hours) *MAINTAINS APPROPRIATE MEDICATION STOCK* * Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities * Pre-package medication into unit dose format * Distributes narcotics, controlled drugs, ward stock and night cupboard medications * Maintains drug inventory levels * Procures and receives medications from suppliers as per contracts * Delivers medications to nursing units * Ensures quality assurance for drugs stocked in patient care areas within the hospital and in the pharmacy department * Maintains narcotic and controlled records and provides appropriate stock to patient care areas *CLERICAL* * Performs clerical duties (word processing, filing, etc.) * Collects workload measurement statistics. * Prepares monthly and statistical and financial reports and submits to the Finance department * Notifies accounting of billings to other institutions as required. * Revises pharmacy forms * Prepares memos * Contributes to updating the Formulary, Ward Stock lists, policies and procedures *EDUCATION AND TRAINING* * Provides training for students and staff as required. *HEALTH AND SAFETY* * The Registered Pharmacy Technician will demonstrate commitment to patient, resident and staff safety * The Registered Pharmacy Technician will protect their own health and safety by working in compliance with: * The Occupational Health & Safety Act (Section 28) * Safe work practices (i.e., use of personal protective equipment) * Policies and procedures as established by the Hospital. * The Registered Pharmacy Technician will attend hospital Health & Safety in-services when provided and will report any unsafe conditions/procedures to his/her immediate supervisor. *SUPPORT CLIENT/PATIENT SAFETY * * ?When client