Pharmacy Assistant
- 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: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 14-OCT-2022
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 24-OCT-2022
- Temporary End Date: 07-AUG-2023
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 10
- Shifts per cycle: 50
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $22.11
- Maximum Salary: $25.39
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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. 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? Demonstrates excellent communication, interpersonal and time management skills. Demonstrates good organizational, problem-solving and decision-making ability. Displays professionalism, tact, courtesy, discretion and respects confidentiality. Must be accurate, reliable, precise, cooperative, self-motivated and able to demonstrate effective service attitude. Ability to work all rotations and shift hours.
Preferred Qualifications:Recent Knowledge of various office equipment, unit dose packaging equipment, and pharmaceutical compounding equipment preferred. Automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) recent experience preferred (within 6 Months).CII safe recent experience preferred (within 6 Months).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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