Relief Pharmacy Technician

Department : Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

This job opening is limited to residents living within 25 kilometres of Yellowknife.

Department Information

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Located in Yellowknife and reporting directly to the Manager, Pharmacy Services, the position is one of two Relief Pharmacy Technicians. The Pharmacy department manages and maintains medication inventory in acute care units through automatic dispensing cabinets (ADCs). ADCs are computerized drug storage devices that allow medications to be stored and dispensed near the point of care while controlling and tracking drug distribution. One of the primary duties of the Relief Pharmacy Technician will be to manage the ADC system and assure medications are accessible to healthcare staff in a safe and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of medications and ability to support various pharmacy inventory management process within the hospital or clinical setting.
• An ability to compound non-sterile and sterile pharmaceutical products
• Knowledge of and an ability to operate desktop computer programs such as Excel and word and an ability to navigate through pharmacy information system
• Knowledge of and an understanding of medical terminology and an ability to function within a medical environment.
• An ability to recognize trends and usage patterns of pharmaceuticals and associated supplies

Key Qualifications

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only : Health Recruitment

Department of Finance

Government of the Northwest Territories

YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR

BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9

Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106

Fax (867) 873-0445

hlthss_recruitment@gov.nt.ca

Note : If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

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