Pharmacy Technician - BC Cancer
Job in
Victoria, Newfoundland / NL, Canada
Listing for:
PHSA
Per diem
position
Listed on 2026-01-04
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Pharmacy Technician
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Pharmacy Technician - BC Cancer Multiple Opportunities
Pharmacy Technician
BC Cancer
Victoria, BC
Multiple Opportunities
Are you a Pharmacy Technician looking to make a difference in cancer care?
Join us on Thursday, November 13 at 5:30 (PST) for an exclusive virtual recruitment open house! Dive into the world of pharmacy opportunities across British Columbia and uncover the fulfilling roles and career growth that await you. .
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Work with BC Cancer’s pharmacy team and receive on-the-job training to specialize your skills. No previous oncology experience is needed. We provide inhouse training for areas such as sterile compounding, OPD and Chemo IV Clinical Trials, Drug Access Navigator – you’ll have opportunities for specialty pharmacy roles including Pharmacy Technician Supervisor, Clinical Trial Technician, and Omni Cell Technician.
You’ll work to your full scope of practice with a friendly group of professionals in a small-scale hospital setting. Additionally, the BC Cancer pharmacy environment provides direct patient contact through the outpatient dispensary, for a full continuity of care experience.
What you’ll do
Process clinically reviewed and approved medication orders for distribution to a patient.Receive prescriptions (verbal and nonverbal) from practitioners and ensures that prescriptions are complete and authentic by performing duties such as verifying allergy status and/or demographics.Prepare and process prescriptions by performing duties such as entering orders, counting, measuring, packaging, or re-packaging medications and compounding various sterile pharmaceutical products, including hazardous drugs, according to established procedures. Pre-package oral, liquid, and topical medications into unit-of-use format.Ensure the accuracy and completeness of dispensed prescriptions prepared by self or others by verifying order entries, and/or performing the final check of dispensed prescriptions.Enter and ensure the accuracy and completeness of drug and personal health information in the pharmacy information system.Transfer prescriptions to and receives prescriptions from other pharmacies.Process prescriptions for temporary inpatient leave of absence by methods such as reviewing, translating and converting existing inpatient medication orders previously reviewed and approved by a pharmacist.What you bring
Qualifications:
Current registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within healthcare settings. This involves recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.Knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BC Cancer contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, BC Human Rights Code, Anti-racism Data Act and how they intersect across the health care system.Core Competencies:
Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure and has demonstrated leadership in breaking down barriers and ensuring an environment of belonging. Embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility into all aspects of work. This means creating an environment where Indigenous patients feel respected, valued, and understood.…
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