About the Role
UHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital, dedicated to building A Healthier World. This role involves performing technical aspects of prescription preparation, including compounding and dispensing, and ensuring patient information is updated in the pharmacy computer system.
Responsibilities
- Independently performing all technical aspects of prescription preparation including compounding and dispensing responsibilities, as per master worksheets
- Replenishing stock medication supplies for assigned areas
- Ensuring patient information is updated and maintained in the pharmacy computer system
- Completing all required reports and documentation
- Attending, participating and assisting in staff and patient training/educational functions
- Performing workload measurement support functions
- Performing cross-functional and/or other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned or requested
Requirements
- Completion of a Pharmacy Technician Program at an accredited college or recognized equivalent required
- Registration as a Pharmacy Technician (Part A) in good standing with the Ontario College of Pharmacists required
- Ability to work under minimal supervision and to manage competing priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to learn and troubleshoot changing technologies/machinery
- Two years practical and related experience preferred
- Previous hospital experience with unit dose system and intravenous admixture service, preferred
- Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.
- All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
- Please ensure you check your email regularly.
- A Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
- Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
- Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.
- Applicants need to make their requirements known.
Skills
- Compounding
- Dispensing
- Pharmacy computer system
- Workload measurement
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Troubleshooting technologies/machinery
- Unit dose system
- Intravenous admixture service
Location
- Toronto Rehab - Multiple Sites
Work Type
- Temporary Full-Time
- Various Shifts
Experience Level
- Two years practical and related experience preferred
- Previous hospital experience preferred
Education Level
- Pharmacy Technician Program
- Accredited college or recognized equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 27.56 - CAD 34.45 per hour
Benefits
- Competitive offer packages
- Government organization
- Member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Close access to Transit
- UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Multiple corporate discounts (travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)
About the Company
- UHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital.
- With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members.
- UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre.
- As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
- UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine.
- UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
- UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and its only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
- www.uhn.ca
Equal Opportunity
- UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace.
