Your Opportunity

As a member of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Pharmacy Team, the Pharmacy Assistant will work with Pharmacy Technicians & Pharmacists working to their full scope of practice. Under limited supervision of the Operations Manager, and the direct supervision of a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician, the Pharmacy Assistant performs various medication related duties including: distribution, delivery and repackaging of medications; management and replenishment of medication inventory levels; compounding non-sterile medication; and moderately complex clerical duties. Core duties may include, but are not limited to:

- Transports pharmacy items between pharmacy, patient care areas & other departments.

- Repackages and labels pharmaceuticals.

- Monitors, orders and receives pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established quotas.

- Performs all tasks involving medication ward stock including credit and debit of inventory.

- Working with Automated Dispensing Cabinets (Omnicell).

- Participates in narcotics distribution according to established procedures.

- Prints and distributes reports from pharmacy computer system.

- Performs routine physical cleaning & maintenance on pharmacy equipment.

- Completes records & filing associated with all duties.

- Communicates unit-based issues to other pharmacy staff for resolution.

- Participates in hospital, departmental and/or quality assurance activities to ensure standards are maintained.

- Assists in training and orientation of new employees.

- Maintains site-specific standards of performance, including achievement of mandatory internal certifications.

- Performs other duties deemed necessary.

Description

Your Opportunity

As a member of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Pharmacy Team, the Pharmacy Assistant will work with Pharmacy Technicians & Pharmacists working to their full scope of practice. Under limited supervision of the Operations Manager, and the direct supervision of a Pharmacist or Pharmacy Technician, the Pharmacy Assistant performs various medication related duties including: distribution, delivery and repackaging of medications; management and replenishment of medication inventory levels; compounding non-sterile medication; and moderately complex clerical duties. Core duties may include, but are not limited to:

- Transports pharmacy items between pharmacy, patient care areas & other departments.

- Repackages and labels pharmaceuticals.

- Monitors, orders and receives pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established quotas.

- Performs all tasks involving medication ward stock including credit and debit of inventory.

- Working with Automated Dispensing Cabinets (Omnicell).

- Participates in narcotics distribution according to established procedures.

- Prints and distributes reports from pharmacy computer system.

- Performs routine physical cleaning & maintenance on pharmacy equipment.

- Completes records & filing associated with all duties.

- Communicates unit-based issues to other pharmacy staff for resolution.

- Participates in hospital, departmental and/or quality assurance activities to ensure standards are maintained.

- Assists in training and orientation of new employees.

- Maintains site-specific standards of performance, including achievement of mandatory internal certifications.

- Performs other duties deemed necessary.

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