Pharmacy Technician - TG Inpatient Operations
University Health Network
- Toronto, ON
- $31.38-36.18 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Pharmacy
Reports to: Manager
Grade: C0:12
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: $31.38 to $36.18 per hour. Start rate non-negotiable.Shifts: Variable - Days, Evenings, Overnights, Weekends
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: May 10, 2024Position SummaryAs an integral member of the Pharmacy team serving inpatients and ambulatory care patients, the Pharmacy Technician is responsible for assisting the pharmacists in the technical aspects of drug distribution within the professional practice functional area.Duties
- Ensuring the smooth functioning of pharmacy teams on various sites
- Working under the direct supervision of the pharmacists
- Preparing both sterile and non-sterile extemporaneous products
- Participating in the training of new employees and performing other duties and responsibilities consistent with the job classification
- A registered Pharmacy technician will be able to expand on their scope of practice to cost-effectively manage additional workflow
- Completion of an accredited college level Pharmacy Technician Program required and if graduated prior to 2008, Certification with the Ontario College of Pharmacists (CPhT) or completion of Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada (PEBC) Evaluating Exam required
- Eligibility to register with OCP as RPhT required
- Certification (R.Ph.T.) by the Ontario College of Pharmacists required
- Active licensure with the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) as Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) preferred
- Certificate of competency from the Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada preferred
- Two years practical and related experience preferred
- Previous hospital experience with cytotoxic drug safe handling and sterile intravenous admixture service preferred
- Previous hospital experience with automation technology preferred
- Membership with a professional pharmacy association is an asset
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under minimal supervision and to manage competing priorities/deadlines
- Ability to learn and troubleshoot changing technologies/machinery (e.g. automated dispensing cabinets)
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.
- Competitive offer packages
- Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)