Pharmacy Assistant IIA - Vancouver General Hospital
at Fraser Health
Vancouver, BC, Canada -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 28 Oct, 2024 | USD 31 Hourly | 30 Jul, 2024 | N/A | Professional Development,Pharmaceutical Care,Writing | No | No |
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Description:
Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $31.90 - $31.90 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Are you motivated to join a dedicated team of health care providers in this dynamic and rewarding role? Are you interested in a career where you can make an impact on the well-being of others?
GET TO KNOW LOWER MAINLAND PHARMACY SERVICES:
We are a collaboration of four premier health employers Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence, and Vancouver Coastal Health and provide an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence patients, residents and clients committed to investing in your professional development in building an environment where you can advance your career.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
- Ability to type.
- Ability to organize work.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
Responsibilities:
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, here’s why we believe you should apply:
- A career that offers you the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective fields.
- Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage
Responsibilities:
- Receives, sorts and enters patient, resident or client medication orders into the Pharmacy computer system and counts or measures and fills medication containers or unit-dose cassettes. Distributes checked or verified medications to patient care units as required or directed.
- Compounds various sterile products such as IV and TPN solutions and chemotherapy drugs according to established procedures.
- Prepackages oral, liquid and topical medications into unit-of-use format. Compounds non-sterile pharmaceutical products and maintains prepackaging and compounding records.
- Verifies the accuracy of non-sterile and sterile prepackaged, compounded or refilled medications completed by other assistants in accordance established policies and procedures. Maintains accurate records of medication verification and the results of quality assurance checks.
- Maintains inventory and wardstock levels. Fills wardstock and narcotic requisitions. Distributes medications and maintains relevant inventory, wardstock and narcotic records.
- Identifies outdated drugs to be returned or destroyed by checking stock for lot expiry dates.
- Maintains department work areas by ensuring tidiness and order. Stocks pharmaceuticals, labels, containers and glassware in accordance with established procedures and standards.
- Performs related clerical duties such as typing, answering telephone, filing and maintaining medication and prescription records.
- Performs other related duties as assigned
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Health Care
Graduate
Proficient
1
Vancouver, BC, Canada