Pharmacy Assistant

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital

📁: Pharmacy

📅   : ALB00456879 Requisition #

📅   : Sep 27, 2024 Post Date

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Recovery Alberta: N

Classification: Pharmacy Assistant

Union: AUPE GSS

Unit and Program: Inpatient Pharmacy

Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.00

Posting End Date: 04-OCT-2024

Employee Class: Casual/Relief

Date Available: 13-OCT-2024

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: Varies

Shifts per cycle: Varies

Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, 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:

To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered please apply with resume and cover letter. 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 applications and demonstrated typing skills. Fluency in the English language (both written and verbal). 1 year + Connect Care/Epic computer program experience. Willingness to work with narcotics and/or inventory required. It is a requirement to be able to work at our NICU satellite at Foothills Medical Center (offsite location) It is a requirement to be able to work all shifts including evenings, weekends and STAT holidays. Must be accurate, reliable, precise, cooperative, self-motivated and able to demonstrate effective customer service attitude. Must be able to work both independently and co-operatively in a team environment. Must be committed to continual personal quality improvement and lifelong learning. Must be able to withstand long periods of sitting, standing and walking and must be in good physical condition as some heavy lifting is required. Preference also given to experience with compounding, repackaging, unit dose, ward stock, handling hazardous medications, wearing proper PPE where required, narcotics, inventory management, deliveries, cart fills, and knowledge of pharmaceutical compounding equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

1 year + experience in the last 5 years in pediatrics. Recent ACH experience. Preference given to individuals with recent pediatric and/or narcotics and/or inventory management experience. Demonstrates excellent communication (written and verbal), attention to detail, time management skills, organizational skills, problem-solving and decision-making ability. Displays professionalism, tact, courtesy, discretion and respects confidentiality.

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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