Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Peace Arch Hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $60.98 - $76.21 / hour

Job Summary

Are you looking for a place to showcase your clinical hospital pharmaceutical skills?

We have the perfect Relief Full-Time opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our team at Peace Arch Hospital located in White Rock, BC.

Who are we?

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

As a Clinical Pharmacist you will work to provide the following services to our patients:

Individualized pharmacotherapy

Counselling patients about their medication therapy

Work in collaboration with physicians, and other health care providers to develop implement and monitor therapeutic plans

Assist in the development of drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions

Prepare and submit for publication in professional journals, case studies and articles that share new knowledge

Acts as department resource person within your assigned area

Participate in medication use evaluations, quality improvement initiatives and clinical drug trials

Provides mentorship and supervision to pharmacy students, residents and new staff.

Additionally, we would depend on your expertise to ensure that prescriptions are validated and dispensed accurately; and that medication safety concerns, working with the health care team to resolve discrepancies and/or problems are resolved expediently; your professional practice activities shall be documented proficiently.

Sound like this is for you?

To join us you will need

Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

Completion of an accredited Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program

Our pharmacy team always aspires to improve and achieve the best possible care for our patients and improve their quality of life.

Here’s what we have for you

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

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 create great workplaces.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work.

Apply now to join our diverse team !

One team, best pharmacy care, better lives.

Detailed Overview

Working within a collaborative team environment, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist functions as an expert practitioner, consultant, educator and researcher in a designated specialty area. Provides consultation services to internal and external health care professionals and applies advanced level of theory to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of pharmaceutical care in the designated specialty area.

Develops, plans, organizes and evaluates clinical, education and research activities within the designated specialty area, including teaching to undergraduate, graduate students and pharmacists, participation in the Medication Use Evaluation program, treatment policies and procedures, continuing education programs, medical and pharmacy literature reviews and clinical drug research initiatives in accordance with Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services' goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

Provides consultation services to internal and external health care professionals and applies advanced level of theory to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of pharmaceutical care in the designated specialty area.

Provides clinical direction on complex cases, including the use of evidence based approaches to evaluating drug therapy, attends at patient care rounds, reviews medication histories, provides drug information, patient education and discharge consultations and provides recommendations in the planning and treatment assessment policies and procedures in the designated specialty area.

Ensures quality assurance programs for the designated specialty area are maintained and policies and procedures followed according to departmental guidelines; identifies and troubleshoots inconsistencies; develops standards, ensures regular audits are conducted and takes corrective action as required. Participates in quality improvement activities by maintaining information relevant to the designated specialty area; reviews and ensures adherence to established program policies and procedures; recommends program modifications to the Director, Pharmacy Services and prepares reports as required.

Provides academic teaching in the designated specialty area to undergraduate and post-graduate students including planning, organizing and evaluating completion of hospital based Pharmacy programs in cooperation with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia. Provides clinical instruction, lectures and attends designated meetings at the University related to the planning of curriculum and practicum.

Identifies and initiates clinical drug research, as appropriate, by developing hypotheses and research processes, overseeing research activities and/or coordinating the involvement of research assistants, directed studies students, residents and pharmacists in research activities. Collects and analyses data, evaluates information and documents findings and/or writes