Pharmacy Assistant IIA - Ridge Meadows Hospital

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $33.85 - $33.85 / hour

Job Summary
Are you motivated to join a dedicated team of health care providers in this dynamic and rewarding role? Are you interested in a career where you can make an impact on the well-being of others?

Get to know Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services:
We are a collaboration of four premier health employers Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence, and Vancouver Coastal Health and provide an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence patients, residents and clients committed to investing in your professional development in building an environment where you can advance your career.

Position Highlights:
We currently have an exciting  Relief Part Time  opportunity for a  Pharmacy Assistant  to join our team at  Ridge Meadows Hospital l  located in  Maple Ridge, BC . This relief role is available until  September 2026  or until return of incumbent.

A career that offers you the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective fields.

Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

We aim to build an environment where you love the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. From the financial advisor handling our health care resources, to the IT professional enabling life‑saving data, to the nurse and physician on the front line of patient care, everyone plays a role in the care continuum. Together, we build outstanding workplaces.

Detailed Overview
Under the general supervision of the Coordinator, Pharmacy Services or designate, assists with medication dispensing by performing complex duties related to compounding sterile products as well as packaging, distributing and inventory control. Monitors and maintains the local system for automated dispensing cabinets. Performs clerical duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Receives, sorts, counts, measures and fills both patient‑specific and non‑patient‑specific medication containers. Assists in the distribution of patient‑specific and non‑patient‑specific medications to patient care units as directed and maintains appropriate records.

Performs complex duties related to compounding sterile (hazardous and non‑hazardous) products according to established procedures; operates pharmacy compounding, packaging and automated machinery within a Pharmacy Production Centre and maintains, and supports the local automated dispensing cabinet system.

Repackages medications into unit‑of‑use format using high‑capacity packaging and distribution automation and machinery within a Pharmacy Production Centre. Maintains repackaging and compounding records.

Maintains, and trouble‑shoots settings within the automated dispensing cabinet to ensure accuracy and completeness, and analyses reports to monitor system security.

Maintains appropriate quantities of wardstock medications (manual or automated dispensing cabinet system). Performs a validation of the accuracy of wardstock medications selected by other pharmacy staff in accordance to established policies and procedures. Maintains accurate records of medication selection accuracy and the results of quality assurance reviews.

Maintains pharmacy department inventory and wardstock quantities for non‑controlled and controlled medications. Distributes and maintains relevant inventory, transfer and wardstock delivery records.

Identifies outdated drugs to be returned or destroyed by reviewing stock for lot expiry dates.

Maintains department work areas by ensuring tidiness and order. Stocks pharmaceuticals, labels, containers and glassware in accordance with established procedures and standards.

Performs related…