Graduate Pharmacy Technician 2024-2025

About the Opportunity

Nova Scotia Health is committed to Nurturing the Future of Healthcare.

We will do this by hiring graduate Pharmacy Technicians who will be completing studies in the next 12 months. Nova Scotia Health’s mission is to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together.

NSH will provide you with the challenge and opportunity you are looking for by entering the Pharmacy field!

Registered Pharmacy Technician participates in the provision of safe, competent, patient or family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the patient are prioritized and individualized;

prepares, packages and dispenses medication under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. Responsibilities include compounding of sterile and non-sterile dosage forms, dispensing drugs to inpatients and outpatients in unit dose, physician order entry, working with automation, Inventory control, medication reconciliation, and CIVA systems.

Preparation of chemotherapy doses, distributing narcotics and participating in quality programs and patient safety initiatives.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following :

• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy Technician Program
• Eligible for Licensure and registration in Nova Scotia as a Pharmacy Technician (NSCP) required
• Competencies in other languages is an asset; French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Signing bonuses starting at $ for some programs / units with potential for up to $10, for rural placements
• Up to $ in relocation expenses
• Extensive health and dental benefits
• Enrollment in the Provincial Pension Plan
• Shift and weekend premiums
• Variety of available shifts
• Continuous clinical education and support
• Opportunity for advancement within the organization

Hours

• Various permanent and assignment (temporary) opportunities are available
• Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

• Graduate Pharmacy Technician : $23.19 per hour
• Registered Technician : $24.96 per hour after you provide proof of your registration with the

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.