Pharmacy Technician

Requisition : 412389
Position Number:
Posting End Date: October 16, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: WRHA Corporate - HSC Pharmacy
Department / Unit: Pediatrics
Job Stream: Clinical Support
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated

Start Date:

01/11/2027
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days;

Evenings;

Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base

Hours:

2015
Salary: $33.744 , $34.245 , $35.055 , $35.842 , $36.571 , $37.319
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• Procures stores, prepares, compounds, packages, maintains, issues, and distributes drugs, chemicals, and supplies in accordance with policy, directives and procedures of the Regional Pharmacy Program. Completes related clerical duties (document, record, price, and filing).
• Reviews the information in a prescription for compliance with federal and provincial law.
• Upon approval by the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba and as approved by a pharmacist manager, before a drug is dispensed, performs a final check when the process of preparing the drug for dispensing was performed by another technician, pharmacy assistant, student or intern.
• Dispenses a drug if a pharmacist has approved filling the prescription.
• Identifies drug related problems that require referral to a pharmacist.
• Provides instructions to a patient about the operation of defined medical devices.
• In an outpatient pharmacy, asks a practitioner and receives his or her instructions for refilling an active prescription without change to the prescription.
• Performs necessary tasks at an external dispensing site.
• Precepts and trains Pharmacy Technicians-in–training, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technician students, Pharmacy Assistants, and pharmacy interns who are performing the above tasks.
• Maintains current competencies that underlie the main duties of a Pharmacy Technician.
• Provides annually to their supervisor, a record of continuing education requirements to maintain their eligibility to be a Pharmacy Technician under the legislation of the Pharmaceutical Act and Regulations.

• One year experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital setting is preferred.

• Successful completion of:
• A CCAPP Accredited Pharmacy Technician certificate, or;
• The program prescribed by the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba for candidates who successfully complete a non-CCAPP Accredited Pharmacy Technician certificate.

• Listed as a Pharmacy technician with the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM) is required; candidates not listed with CPhM as a technician may be considered if all requirements for listing as outlined by CPhM can be met within 3 months (includes, but is not limited to Structured Practical Training Program as outlined by CPhM, CPhM Pharmacy Technician Jurisprudence Exam, successful result on all parts of the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Pharmacy Technician Qualifying Examination).
• Ability to pass and maintain Regional Pharmacy Program Pharmacy Technician competency assessments.

• Knowledge of medical terminology essential.
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills essential.
• Fluency in the English language.
• Demonstrated competency in pharmaceutical calculations.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility and independence in…