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Overview Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice. When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World. Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare. Responsibilities Dispensing: Filling, checking and releasing of individual prescriptions, unit dose carts, and emergency supplies of medications using appropriate procedures for packaging, labeling, documentation and delivery; maintaining medication storage areas in good order. Unit dose carts and delivery: Filling, checking and releasing of unit dose carts and delivery. Inventory and accountability: Monitoring and replenishing medication supplies on nursing units in automated dispensing cabinets and in the pharmacy to ensure good dating; maintaining drug accountability records such as narcotic documentation, investigational, compassionate and SAP drug records. Automated systems: Dispensing and replenishing medication orders from an automated pharmacy inventory robot. Quality and compliance: Ensuring patient safety and compliance with regulatory requirements, professional standards of practice, policies and guidelines, with due regard for ethical principles and protection of patient privacy and confidentiality. Non-sterile compounding: Non-sterile compounding, checking and approving final release of specialty pharmaceutical formulations prepared using appropriate specialized compounding skills, equipment and pharmaceutical calculations in accordance with worksheets, procedures and instructions approved by a pharmacist. Sterile compounding: Sterile compounding preparation, checking and approving final release of sterile products using appropriate specialized skills, equipment, aseptic technique and pharmaceutical calculations in accordance with worksheets, procedures and instructions approved by a pharmacist within a NAPRA compliant clean room. Repackaging: Repackaging, checking and approval of release of oral solid and liquid medications repackaged in standard doses. Growth opportunities: Research Support Pharmacy, Pharmacy Informatics, Narcotic Technician, Drug Procurement, Advanced IV Additive Training, Special Access Program, and related responsibilities as described. Qualifications Completion of a two-year accredited community college Pharmacy Technician training program Registration as a Pharmacy Technician with the Ontario College of Pharmacists Experience with dispensing, compounding, and aseptic technique Excellent teamwork skills Excellent communication skills High accuracy and attention to detail Strong keyboarding skills and experience with computer order entry Demonstrated commitment and actions in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion objectives Employment Type Temporary, Full-time, Contract SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an intentionally inclusive and culturally safe environment that reflects the diversity of the patients, families and communities we serve. Learn more about workplace inclusion. If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to our aSKHR team. SickKids can provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and selection process as well as to ensure candidates are able to perform their duties once successfully hired. If you are invited for an interview and require accommodation, please let us know at the time of your invitation to interview. Information received related to access, inclusion or accommodation will be addressed confidentially. Technical difficulties? Email with a short description of the issues you are experiencing. We will not accept resumes sent to this inbox but we are happy to respond to requests for technical assistance. Tip: Combine your cover letter and resume into ONE document of 20 pages or less as you cannot upload multiple documents as part of your application. Every application is reviewed by a human recruiter and all hiring decisions are made by people. 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