18 Aug
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Fraser Health Authority
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Abbotsford
18 Aug
Fraser Health Authority
Abbotsford
Objeory
Salary: CAD $36.26 – $36.26 per hour. Position: Relief Full Time Pharmacy Technician. Locations: Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Mission Memorial Hospital, Abbotsford/Mission, BC. Term: Until January 2027 or until return of incumbent.
Job Summary
We are seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to support pharmaceutical care and service excellence across Abbotsford and Mission hospitals. This agile and rewarding role offers the chance to make a tangible impact on patient well‑being in a collaborative, fast‑growing environment.
Position Highlights
- Responsive to the needs of an integrated health system that serves over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive health benefits package.
- Opportunity to work within a caring team of health professionals who value development and teamwork.
Responsibilities
- Process clinically reviewed and approved medication orders for distribution to patients, clients, or residents.
- Receive prescriptions (verbal and non‑verbal) from practitioners, verify completeness and authenticity, including allergy status and demographics.
- Enter orders, count, measure, package, and re‑package medications, and compound sterile products according to established procedures.
- Perform final checks of dispensed prescriptions to ensure accuracy.
- Handle temporary inpatient leave of absence prescriptions by reviewing, translating, and converting existing orders previously approved by a pharmacist.
- Maintain accurate drug and personal health information in the pharmacy information system.
- Transfer prescriptions between pharmacies and receive incoming prescriptions.
- Keep records of medication verification and quality assurance checks.
- Distribute medications and maintain inventory, wardstock, and narcotic records.
- Identify and return or destroy outdated drugs based on lot expiry dates.
- Maintain clean and organized work areas, stocking pharmaceuticals, labels, containers, and glassware per procedures.
- Perform clerical duties such as keyboarding, answering telephone, filing, and maintaining prescription records.
- Carry out other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Grade 12 and graduation from an accredited Pharmacy Technician program or equivalent education, training, and experience. Current practicing registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
Skills And Abilities
- Effective verbal and written communication.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Physical capability to perform job duties.
- Typing proficiency.
- Organizational skills.
- Operational competence with related equipment.
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📌 Pharmacy Technician - Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Mission Memorial Hospital
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Abbotsford