Pharmacist - DTES, Community Pharmacy Services

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $54.49 - $68.10 / hour

Job Summary

Please note that this posting is intended for our Downtown Eastside group of pharmacies: Crosstown, Downtown Community Health Centre, and Hope to Health.

Are you motivated to join a dedicated team of health care providers in this dynamic and rewarding role? Are you interested in a career where you can make an impact on the well-being of others?

Get to know Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services

We are a collaboration of four premier health employers Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence, and Vancouver Coastal Health and provide an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence patients, residents and clients committed to investing in your professional development in building an environment where you can advance your career.

We currently have exciting Casual opportunities for Pharmacists to join our team at Crosstown Clinic, Downtown Community Health Centre and Hope to Health Centre located in Vancouver , BC .

Community pharmacy experience or interest, working with marginalized Mental Health & Substance Use populations required .

This position is for our Downtown Eastside group of pharmacies – Crosstown Clinic, Downtown Community Health Centre and Hope to Health Centre.

We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service .

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, here’s why we believe you should apply:

A career that offers you the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective fields.

Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

We aim to build an environment where you love the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. From the financial advisor handling our health care resources, to the IT professional enabling life-saving data, to the nurse and physician on the front line of patient care, everyone plays a role in the care continuum. Together, we build outstanding workplaces.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.

Apply now to join our excellent team!

One team, best pharmacy care, better lives.

Detailed Overview

The Pharmacist provides distribution pharmacy services by performing duties such as interpreting medication orders/prescriptions, assessing prescriptions for therapeutic suitability and ensuring that medications are efficiently and accurately dispensed and/or compounded and labelled and that dispensing records are complete. Communicates with physicians, clients, and/or other health care team members for prescription clarification and problem resolution.

Provides instructions to others on proper use/administration, storage and/or disposal, possible side effects of prescribed and self selected medications. Participates in the collection of data for medication use evaluation projects, implementation of dispensary based medication safety initiatives, quality control activities, contributes to internal publications and participates in clinical drug trials in accordance with established standards and procedures.

Additionally, the Pharmacist functions as a Clinical Pharmacist responsible for ensuring select client drug therapy problems are resolved. Participates in rounds and/or health care team meetings and documents client specific therapeutic plans.

Responsibilities

Interprets medication orders/prescriptions and dispenses medications using a computerized medication information system in accordance with legal, professional, and departmental policies, procedures and standards.

Assesses prescriptions for therapeutic suitability by assessing the client's health status and needs. This can include obtaining information from appropriate sources, referring to standardized references (primary drug information texts), interpreting laboratory data, and/or reviewing client specific demographics.

Reviews client profiles for any client allergies, potential drug interactions, therapeutic duplications or contraindications. Exercises appropriate professional judgement for an appropriate intervention (which may include withholding medications) until safety concerns are resolved.

Communicates with physicians, clients, and/or other health care team members for prescription clarification and problem resolution. Documents the outcome of the interaction with the prescriber and/or other health care team members.

Provides instructions to others on proper use/administration, storage and/or disposal, possible side effects of prescribed and self-selected medications, etc. Communicates verbally and in writing, with physicians, nurses and other professionals and provides drug information using appropriate reference material.

Participates in obtaining information about the client's health, obtaining the client's medication history, and verifies any allergy information and assists with the medication reconciliation process.

Ensures that medications are efficiently and accurately dispensed and/or compounded and labelled and that dispensing records are completed.

Provides medication counselling regarding drug therapy to clients and/or their representative, as required. Provides allergy assessment and medication counselling for appropriate clients. Documents client interactions in the client health care record in a standardized format.

Reviews client screening reports or targeted drug lists and identifies potential drug therapy problems based on available laboratory data.

Provides basic drug monitoring support and dose recommendations for clients on certain high risk medications.

Participates in the collection of data for medication use evaluation projects and documents the