Registered Compounding Pharmacy Technician- Full Time- Blue Bottle

Registered Compounding Pharmacy Technician – Non-Sterile Compounding

Company: Mint Health + Drugs Employment Type: Full-Time Site: Blue Bottle Pharmacy, Calgary, Alberta

Build Something Meaningful With Us

At Mint Health + Drugs, we believe pharmacy should be personal.

Not every patient fits into a standard medication or dosage form. Our compounding program allows us to work alongside patients, prescribers and healthcare professionals to create individualized medication solutions when commercially available options don't meet a patient's needs.

We're looking for an experienced Registered Pharmacy Technician with a passion for non-sterile compounding to join our specialized team at Blue Bottle Pharmacy.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys the technical side of pharmacy: precision, calculations, formulation preparation, quality control and creating customized medications. You'll work closely with our Compounding Pharmacist and pharmacy team to deliver high-quality preparations while helping us continuously improve the efficiency and capacity of our compounding program.

What You'll Do

• Prepare Customized Compounded Medications

• You'll play an important hands-on role in the preparation of non-sterile compounded medications.

Your work may include:

• Preparing customized compounds according to prescriptions,

• Accurately weighing, measuring, mixing and preparing ingredients

• Performing pharmaceutical calculations within your scope of practice

• Supervising pharmacy assistants in preparing capsules, creams, ointments, gels, liquids and other customized dosage forms

• Selecting and preparing appropriate equipment, ingredients and packaging

• Completing accurate compounding records and required documentation

• Performing final checks for completed preparations

• Identifying discrepancies or potential quality concerns and escalating them appropriately

Our compounding services may include:

• Customized capsules and oral preparations

• Dermatological creams, ointments, lotions and gels

• Pain-management preparations

• Bio-identical hormone preparations

• Pediatric formulations

• Customized strengths and dosage forms

• Preservative-free, dye-free, alcohol-free or other patient-specific formulations where appropriate

• Medications that are commercially unavailable or discontinued

• Quality & Patient Safety

• Compounding requires an exceptional level of precision and attention to detail.

You'll help maintain strong standards for:

• Master Formulation Records and Compounding Records

• Ingredient lot numbers and traceability

• Beyond-use dates and storage requirements

• Accurate weighing, measuring and pharmaceutical calculations

• Equipment cleaning, maintenance and calibration

• Compounding area cleanliness and organization

• Quality control procedures

• Ingredient and supply inventory

• Monitoring ingredient expiry dates and stock rotation

• Reducing ingredient and preparation waste

• Documentation and record keeping

• Medication incident and near-miss reporting

• Compliance with applicable Mint policies, procedures and compounding standards

• You'll be expected to consistently follow established procedures while speaking up when something doesn't look right.

• Help Us Improve How We Compound

• We're looking for more than someone who simply completes the day's production.

• As part of our specialized compounding team, you'll be encouraged to identify opportunities to make our processes safer, faster and more consistent.

This could include:

• Improving prescription entry and preparation workflows

• Helping streamline pharmaceutical calculations and commonly used formulations

• Identifying unnecessary or duplicated steps

• Organizing ingredients and equipment to improve workflow

• Helping maintain and improve compounding templates and practice tools

• Supporting inventory management and reducing unnecessary waste

• Identifying recurring workflow issues and recommending solutions

• Helping develop efficient processes as our compounding volume grows

• We want someone who takes pride in their workspace and sees opportunities to make a good process even better.

• What We're Looking For

• Required

• Completion of an accredited Pharmacy Technician program

• Current registration and practice permit as a Pharmacy Technician with the Alberta College of Pharmacy

• Strong mathematical and pharmaceutical calculation skills

• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail

• Strong organizational and time-management skills

• Ability to follow detailed procedures consistently

• Strong documentation skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accuracy

• Ability to work independently while collaborating with pharmacists and the broader pharmacy team

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Commitment to patient safety, confidentiality and quality

• Compounding Experience

• Previous non-sterile compounding experience is strongly preferred.

Experience with one or more of the following would be considered an asset:

• Complex non-sterile compounding

• Customized capsules

• Creams, ointments, lotions and gels

• Bio-identical hormone preparations

• Pediatric preparations

• Pain-management compounds

• Pharmaceutical calculations

• Master Formulation Records and Compounding Records

• Ingredient inventory and traceability

• Compounding equipment and calibration

• Kroll pharmacy software

• Who Will Thrive in This Role

You'll likely be a great fit if you:

• Enjoy detailed, hands-on technical work

• Take pride in accuracy and consistency

• Like understanding why a process works, not simply following instructions

• Notice inefficiencies and look for ways to improve them

• Are comfortable working independently and taking ownership of your responsibilities

• Enjoy learning new formulations and developing specialized pharmacy skills

• Work well in a collaborative environment

• Understand that quality and patient safety come before speed

• Want to become an important part of a growing specialized pharmacy service

• Why Join Mint Health + Drugs?

We offer:

• Competitive compensation based on experience

• Health and dental benefits

• Life insurance, long-term disability and AD&D

• Health spending account

• Education allowance

• Paid vacation and personal days

• RRSP matching

• Employee discounts

• Opportunities for professional growth and development

• Free on-site parking

• Apply today and help us continue building a high-quality compounding program at Mint Health + Drugs.