Pharmacy Assistant

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, South Health Campus

📁: Pharmacy

📅   : ALB00395208 Requisition #

📅   : Oct 28, 2023 Post Date

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Classification: Pharmacy Assistant

Union: AUPE GSS

Unit and Program: Pharmacy Services

Primary Location: South Health Campus

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.00

Posting End Date: 03-NOV-2023

Employee Class: Casual/Relief

Date Available: 15-NOV-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: Varies

Shifts per cycle: Varies

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends

Days Off: Other

Minimum Salary: $22.55

Maximum Salary: $25.90

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Working knowledge of Pharmacy terms and medication names. Graduate of a recognized pharmacy assistant program and/or Recent Retail or hospital pharmacy experience acceptable to the employer. Experience with Windows-based computer applications. Fluency in the English language (both written and verbal). Typing skills. Automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) recent experience preferred (within 6 Months). SHC Pharmacy experience and Inventory preferred (within 6 months) CII safe recent experience preferred (within 6 Months). Demonstrates excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills. Demonstrates good organizational, problem-solving and decision-making ability. Must be accurate, reliable, precise, cooperative, self-motivated and able to demonstrate effective service attitude. Within your cover letter indicate the reason you are applying to the South Health Campus and answer the following question: Thinking of your current job, skills and knowledge, what does full scope of practice mean for a Pharmacy Assistant?

Preferred Qualifications:

Recent Knowledge of various office equipment, unit dose packaging equipment, and pharmaceutical compounding equipment preferred. Displays professionalism, tact, courtesy, discretion and respects confidentiality. Ability to work all rotations and shift hours. Experience with word processing and pharmacy computer software preferred. Knowledge of Pharmacy Drug Formulary preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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