Regulated Pharmacy Technician

Job summary

Process prescriptions and maintain accurate patient records, assess prescriptions for completeness and legal compliance, perform pharmaceutical calculations, and prepare, package, and label medication products. Support pharmacists with product release, identify potential drug therapy problems, manage and audit inventory including controlled substances, and assist patients with health-related devices and aids.

Job details

Position Summary...The regulated pharmacy technician as a health care professional supports the role of the pharmacist through the safe and efficient management of all aspects of drug distribution that do not require the pharmacists clinical knowledge, skills and judgment. What You'll Do... Receive new or repeat prescriptions, creates and maintains patient records. Assess prescription for clarity, completeness, authenticity and legal requirements. Interpret prescription including abbreviations, numerals and symbols. Perform pharmaceutical calculations. Record prescription Information accurately on patient records. Alert the pharmacist to actual and potential drug therapy related problems. Prepare non-sterile and or sterile products. Package and labels products to maintain integrity and meet legislative requirements. Collaborate with pharmacist in product release with the pharmacist reviewing the prescription and patient record. Pharmacist counseling is offered to patients who need it and the prescription is released to the correct customer or agent. Determine and maintain inventory requirements sufficient for patient safety and efficient operations. Audit inventory (based on regulations, policies and procedures) and report discrepancies to the pharmacist. E.g. narcotics, controlled drugs and targeted substances Assist patients to select and use drug administration devices, diagnostic and monitoring devices, home health aids, and other non-drug measures. The pay range for this position is $28.50 - $37.40/hr. Rate of pay will be determined based on relevant experience. ‎ L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 28.50 à 37.40 $/h. . La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente. ㅤ Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Age - 16 or older License - Registered Pharmacy Technician License Preferred Qualifications... Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law. Primary Location… 2200-58 TH AVE, VERNON, BC V1T 9T2, Canada Are you currently a Walmart associate? Please login to your Workday account and use the Find Jobs report to apply for this job. Find Jobs ㅤ Important Note: To support resume screening, interviews and other candidate evaluations, we may use artificial intelligence-powered tools, including internal or third-party developed automated decision-making tools. For more information, please see Walmart Canada Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

What you’ll do

Process prescriptions and maintain accurate patient records, assess prescriptions for completeness and legal compliance, perform pharmaceutical calculations, and prepare, package, and label medication products. Support pharmacists with product release, identify potential drug therapy problems, manage and audit inventory including controlled substances, and assist patients with health-related devices and aids.

Requirements

Applicants must be at least 16 years old and hold a Registered Pharmacy Technician License. No education requirement or prior experience requirement is specified.

Listed skills

• Prescription Interpretation · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Prescription Processing
• Patient Record Management
• Prescription Assessment
• Prescription Interpretation
• Pharmaceutical Calculations
• Drug Therapy Problem Identification
• Sterile Compounding
• Non-Sterile Compounding
• Product Packaging and Labeling
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Auditing
• Controlled Substance Handling
• Patient Assistance
• Medication Administration Devices
• Diagnostic and Monitoring Devices

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Retail

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