Requisition ID: 413892

Position Number: 1BHCpharPHAS2-08

City: Brandon

Employer: Prairie Mountain Health

Site: Prairie Mountain Health - Brandon Regional Health Centre (includes Centre for Adult Psychiatry & Geriatric Psychi

Department / Unit: Pharmacy

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: To Be Determined - Indefinite

Reason for Term: Other Leave

Union: MGEU

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days; Evenings

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Salary: As per collective agreement

This INDEFINITE TERM may expire subject to 48 hours notice of return of the current incumbent.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Pharmacy Assistant shall be accountable to the location manager and is responsible for performing the technical functions necessary for the general day-to-day operation of the department; replenishing Pyxis med stations (where applicable), filling prescriptions, checking prepared medications for accuracy, entering patient information, running reports, maintaining records, sterile and non-sterile compounding, providing technical assistance in stock-flow control, training new pharmacy staff and performing other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Pharmacy Assistant course from a recognized program
- Other combination of education and experience may be considered
- Evidence of ability to pass and maintain pharmacy technician or pharmacy assistant verification validation
- Province of Manitoba Class 5 Drivers License, and access to a personal vehicle to provide service within the Prairie Mountain Health
- Proficiency with Microsoft programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint),



as well as Internet applications and other Information Technology
- Demonstrated leadership
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
- Ability to prioritize in a changing workplace
- Robust organizational, decision making and problem solving skills
- Ability to display independent judgment
- Ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population
- Ability to respect and promote confidentiality
- Ability to perform the duties of the position on a regular basis

RESPONSIBILITIES

Overview

General

- Enters patient information into the applicable computer system for profile updates, label generation and charging purposes. Examples of information entered are: inpatient and outpatient refills, chemotherapy orders and leave of absence orders.
- Generates patient specific reports (i.e. labels, profiles)
- Generates and reviews selected non-patient specific reports (i.e. outpatient, inventory, statistical, narcotic, Pyxis). Reviews and adjusts reports and follows up with Pharmacist when necessary
- Sorts and processes medications returned to pharmacy (i.e. return bin). Records, credits and returns medication to the stock location or discards medication
- Assembles, files and maintains departmental records (i.e. prescriptions, patient profiles)




- Performs intermediate checks on prepared medications for accuracy as per departmental procedure (i.e. strip packaged medications)
- Directs inquiries from phone calls and visitors as applicable
- Performs inspections of medication storage areas in pharmacy and on the nursing units for appropriate storage, cleanliness and expiry dates
- Trains new pharmacy Assistants
- Delivers medications to appropriate nursing units
- Accumulates data and maintains records for departmental statistics (i.e. workload)
- Handles cytotoxic and biological products
- Orders stationary supplies
- Monitors expiry of medications
- Inpatient Dispensing
- Fills prescriptions by selecting the medication, placing it into an appropriate container and affixing the label to the container
- Performs extemporaneous compounding as required and maintains manufacturing records
- Prepares medications for delivery or shipping as required
- Stores and maintains records of patients’ medications from home
- Counts and records quantity of narcotics on hand
- Fills stock medication requisitions
- Assists the Pharmacist in dispensing prescriptions
- Issues and delivers controlled drugs and maintains records to non-Pyxis areas. Participates in inventory reconciliation
- PYXIS (where applicable)
- Runs Pyxis reports daily at the Pyxis console and assigns new patient specific medications to Pyxis med stations as required
- Selects medications from stock for refill and loads Pyxis med stations
- Loads assigned medications, refills standard medications and unloads medications without

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