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Req ID: 139258 Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western
Zone, Middleton Soldier’s Memorial/Bridgewater South Shore Regional Department: PH SSP Provincial Bio Depot Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 1 position(s) Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position Posting Closing Date: 27-Aug-23 Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
The Pharmacy Practice Assistant will report directly to the Manager Health Protection, Science and System Performance, Public Health but will also maintain a reporting and professional connection with the Pharmacy Manager and Pharmacist in Western Zone. The Pharmacy Practice Assistant works in the Provincial Biological Depot and works closely with the Provincial Immunization Coordinator, Public Health Nurses and other Public Health employees across NSH.
The Pharmacy Practice Assistant provides support to the Public Health vaccine inventory, supply and distribution system with responsibility for the distribution of vaccines and other biological products to public health offices across Nova Scotia Health (NSH), as well as to all immunization providers, within NSH – Western Zone. The Pharmacy Practice Assistant participates in the provision of safe, competent, and ethical practice, ensuring the goals of the Publicly Funded Immunization Program are prioritized and meet the needs of the population. Using professional knowledge, critical thinking and clinical judgment, the Pharmacy Practice Assistant engages in independent, interdependent and dependent functions to provide support to the immunization program focusing on appropriate contract ordering and contract schedule adherence, inventory management, vaccine/biological preparation, safe and accurate dispensing/distribution, coordination and communication with multiple stakeholders, internal and student education, and research.
Responsibilities include the processing of vaccine orders, packaging and distribution of both passive and active immunization agents used for the prevention of communicable diseases while ensuring safe vaccine handling and storage protocols are maintained. Participation in quality programs is also a responsibility of this position. These functions may be self-determined, assigned by management, or requested by other members of Public Health
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Graduate of an accredited pharmacy technician/technology program
- Two years’ experience as a hospital pharmacy technician/ pharmacy practice assistant, or recent experience working in a retail pharmacy is considered an asset
- Current CPR certification is required
- Knowledge of inventory management systems, in particular SAP applications, i.e. the Biological Inventory Management System (BIMS) and Panorama is an asset
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical practices to ensure quality of the product throughout inventory supply chain, i.e. cold chain
- Knowledge of the Public Health Agency of Canada, National Vaccine Storage and Handling Guidelines for Immunization Providers, as well as Health Canada Guidelines for Temperature Control of Drug Products during Storage and Transportation and Good Manufacturing Practices
- Excellent ability to read and understand contract requirements related to vaccine ordering to ensuring ordering practices are within established provincial government contract requirements
- Excellent assessment skills and attention to detail is required to review cold chain breaches and implement required follow up actions.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbal and written) effectively with patients, physicians, nurses and other health care providers in hospital and community, including conflict resolution
- Knowledge of Pharmacy Information Systems, other patient information systems, as well as various software programs
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.
Hours
- Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
- Shifts include days, evenings and weekends
- Beginning as soon as possible with an expected end date of March 31, 2024 (approx. 12 months)
- Please note dates are approximate and subject to change
- Ability to work flexible hours to ensure vaccine courier deliveries are coordinated and managed to meet service requirements
- Valid Nova Scotia Driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle as travel is a requirement of this position
- Travel will be required
Compensation and Incentives
$22.40 – $25.37 hourly
Once You’ve Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit Recruitment – Incentives
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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