Overview
Registered Pharmacy Technician Jobs in Avonhurst – Saskatchewan at Neighbourly Pharmacy
Title: Registered Pharmacy Technician
Company: Neighbourly Pharmacy
Location: Avonhurst – Saskatchewan
Category: Healthcare, Pharmaceutical
Location: Avonhurst
Neighbourly Pharmacy is looking for a Registered Pharmacy Technician to join our Fort Qu’Appelle, SK location at Pharmasave Fort Qu’Appelle.
About Us:
Neighbourly Pharmacy is Canada’s largest and fastest-growing network of community pharmacies. With over 295+ locations, our team of experienced industry leaders is passionate about providing exceptional patient care to our communities. We have been recently recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. We know that our people are our most valuable asset, and we take pride in helping our employees realize their career goals.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Store Operator/Pharmacy Manager, and under the supervision of a pharmacist, this position will practice in
collaboration
with pharmacists to provide the best possible pharmacy services to our patients. The Pharmacy Technician’s primary role is to ensure prescriptions are filled correctly. The right medication gets to the patient, related administration, and managed inventory. They will transcribe verbal orders, transfer prescriptions, and check on the technical aspects of the prescription.
They will always exercise professional judgment and be able to recognize when the
clinical expertise
of a pharmacist is required.
32 to 40 hours per week.
The store is open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The usual shifts will fall between these days and times.
Occasional weekend shifts will be required.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supporting pharmacists in providing specialized care for Long Term Care (LTC), private and group homes.
Processing refills, triaging emails, and phone calls, and serving front store customers.
Data entry, receiving prescriptions, batch fill, and other billing and adjudication.
Medical prescription preparation and final checks.
Compounding oversight, training, quality improvement, and supply management, auditing narcotics and control reports.
Care home visits for pickups, order refills, medication room audits, management of ward stock, and contingency medications.
The Pharmacy Technician has the independent authority, responsibility, and accountability to:
Prepare and process prescriptions.
Compounding medications.
Transfer to and receive prescriptions from prescribe rs, and other pharmacists/pharmacy technicians.
Receive verbal prescriptions from prescribe rs.
Perform a final check on filled prescriptions before the release.
Provide
education
on health aids and devices.
Certifying written drug orders.
Check filled unit dose carts from a fill list.
Take the patient’s medication history.
Point of care testing, device teaching, and independent technical checks of prescriptions.
The Pharmacy Technician will focus on the technical aspects of a prescription. This includes the following:
Gathering patient information for the pharmacist to review.
Product preparation.
Product distribution.
Inventory management
, including participating in cycle counts, narcotic counts, inventory discrepancy investigation, and order.
Perform administration functions, such as documentation, third-party billing reconciliations, and completing required audits.
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