Registered Pharmacy Technician (Ft - Split Locations)

• Job Category:* Retail - Pharmacy
• Job Type:* Full-Time
• Postal Code:* B4C 2R8
• Travel Requirements:* 0 - 10%
• City:* Lower Sackville
• Location:* 2569 Lower Sackville Lawtons Pharm
• Career Group:* Pharmacy Careers
• Country:* Canada (CA)
• Province:* Nova Scotia
• Requisition ID:* 175043

Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.
*Overview*
The Registered Pharmacy Technician position is a regulated position that requires the individual to be licensed with the provincial college of pharmacy. In addition to all duties that can be performed by a pharmacy assistant, the RPT is able to conduct some restricted activities under the indirect supervision of a pharmacist. The authorized duties of the technician are limited by legal restrictions imposed by individual Provincial Pharmacy Regulatory Bodies. It is essential that both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians clearly understand which functions and duties may be performed by the RPT and which duties may not be undertaken by the RPT.
*This position is FT and will split their time between Lower Sackville and Cobequid Road location in Lower Sackville*
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Required
RPT’s will have independent authority, responsibility and liability (required by legislation to have liability insurance) to prepare, process and compound prescriptions including

• Ensure that a prescription is complete and authentic
• Ensure the accuracy of a prepared prescription,
• Transfer prescriptions to and receive prescriptions from other pharmacies,
• Perform the final check of a prepared prescription and
• Ensure the accuracy of drug and personal health information in patient records
• Receive and transcribe verbal prescriptions from practitioners, (with the exception of verbal narcotic prescriptions and benzodiazepines)

An RPT May Only Perform These Restricted Activities If

• A pharmacist has assessed the prescription, the patient, the patient’s health history and medication record and has determined that the drug therapy is appropriate for the patient, and

A pharmacist must be available to counsel the patient and to monitor the patient’s drug therapy at some point before the prescription is released to the patient.
*Job Requirements*

• Completion of the Pharmacy Technician Certification
• Available days, evenings, and weekends
• Above average oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience with Lawtons Drugs/Sobeys Pharmacy Computer systems preferred
• Relevant post secondary education preferred
• Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
• Ability to work independently in a fast environment
• Excellent customer service skills

We offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role and location. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by or monitored for accuracy by our organization. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.*We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.*
Location: 2569 Lower Sackville Lawtons Pharm, Lower Sackville, NSLocation: 2569 Lower Sackville Lawtons Pharm, Lower Sackville, NS
Job Type: Full-time
Application Question(s)

• Are you Injection certified?
• Are you a registered pharmacy technician in Nova Scotia?
• Are you legally eligible to work in Canada?

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