Job

: Technician/Technologist

Primary Location

: Ontario-Hamilton

This position will be located at: Hamilton General Hospital

Organization

: PHARM GEN

Status

: Regular Full-time

Hours per week: 22.5

Number of Openings

: 1

Union Code: CUPE 7800

Salary

: 38.6706 - 39.3580 Hourly

Post Date

: Nov 12, 2026, 12:00:00 AM

Close Date (Period for Applying) - External

: Dec 2, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Unit Summary

Hamilton Health Sciences Pharmacy Services has embarked on an exciting, transformational journey of redefining patient care as we leverage the most advanced technologies to enhance all aspects of delivering highly reliable, safe and quality care. We are a multi-site department offering a wide range of services within inpatient, ambulatory and retail pharmacy services. We have pharmacy facilities at the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, Hamilton General, McMaster University Medical Centre, St. Peter's, West Lincoln and other sites as required including Alternate Health Facilities. The scope of Pharmacy services also includes three retail pharmacies (Cancer Centre Pharmacy, McMaster Drugstore and General Drugstore). We are a tertiary care center offering a wide range of specialty patient services ranging from neonatal, pediatric, adult, geriatric and palliative care and are collaborators for clinical trials and research. Our services are offered with recently renovated state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities for sterile and non-sterile compounding.

Position Summary

At Hamilton Health Sciences, the Pharmacy department plays an instrumental role in ensuring the safe distribution and service of medications to patients which facilitates successful patient treatment outcomes in compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation standards. The management and distribution of our medications is critical in ensuring we are able to consistently deliver high-quality, safe patient care. As we continue to grow our pharmacy operations, we are seeking Registered Pharmacy Technicians to join our team. Our pharmacy technicians are important members of the interdisciplinary team, performing a wide variety of responsibilities including completion of best possible medication histories, hazardous and nonhazardous sterile and non-sterile compounding; automations; and drug distribution. Our pharmacy technicians have unique opportunities to grow their skills through teaching and mentoring students, specializing in areas such as oncology, neonatal/pediatrics, and participating in, committees, projects and working groups.

Schedule Work Hours

Days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays

Qualifications - External

Completion of a college level Pharmacy Technician Program required (accredited college level Pharmacy Technician Program preferred)
Registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacists as a Pharmacy Technician (RPhT)
Demonstrated excellent interpersonal, detail oriented, communication, teamwork, problem-solving and organizational skills
Strong computer skills
Proven ability to follow specific instructions with a high degree of accuracy
Demonstrated initiative and judgment appropriate for the role. Self-directed in seeking out pharmacy issues within the healthcare team
Demonstrated commitment to professional development
Proven ability to perform the physical requirements of the position which may include standing for extended periods of time, moderate lifting and pushing carts

Pharmacy Technician

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