Registered Pharmacy Technician

Job Details

Description

About CareRx Corporation

CareRx is Canada’s leading provider of specialty pharmacy services to seniors. We serve more than 96,000 residents in over 1,600 seniors and other communities (long-term care homes, retirement homes, assisted living facilities, and group homes).

We are a national organization with a large network of pharmacy fulfillment centres that allows us to deliver medications in a timely and cost-effective manner.

We take an active role in working with our home operator partners to promote resident health, staff education, and medication system quality and efficiency.

Whether you do your best work in a dispensary, in a clinical setting, in an office, or on the road, we have an opportunity for you.

Position Summary :

The Registered Pharmacy Technician will provide safe and effective drug distribution services to numerous facilities. This may include gained knowledge in geriatrics, palliative care, and mental health medications as well as developing quick and accurate checking skills to support final checks in compounding, compliance packaging and other prescription requirements.

Your Day to Day :

• Ensure that all prescriptions are complete and authentic
• Provide final check in a team-based workflow environment and also being involved in the quality assurance team
• Confirm accuracy and completeness of pharmaceutical products prepared for delivery
• Accept verbal prescriptions from prescribing authorities
• Perform the final check of prepared prescriptions

What You Bring to The Team :

• Current registration as a Registered Pharmacy Technician with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP)
• Experience working as a Registered Pharmacy Technician strongly preferred
• Knowledge of KROLL Pharmacy systems in a long-term care setting is a strong asset
• Retail / Community / Long Term Care Pharmacy experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated computer or word processing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage priorities in a time sensitive environment; possesses strong organizational skills
• Ability to benefit from coaching and instruction for quality processes; comfort with and accepting of constructive feedback

Qualities for Success :

• Ability to manage changing priorities
• Ability to work independently, and as a member of a team
• Customer service oriented
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational and time-management skills

Application Process

CareRx welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Interested, qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

All applicants must successfully pass satisfactory background screening (depending on the role - Criminal Record Check, Credit Check, Driver’s Abstract, Education Verification, Current Professional Registration) and referencing.

Background screening will be completed after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

Qualifications

Skills

Behaviors

Preferred

Functional Expert

Considered a thought leader on a subject

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well :

Motivations

Preferred

Self-Starter

Inspired to perform without outside help

Goal Completion

Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Flexibility

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals :

Education

Required

Technical / other training or better.

Experience

Licenses & Certifications