Clinical Pharmacist Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $51.37 - $64.19 / hour

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

We have the perfect Casual opportunities for Clinical Pharmacists to join our team at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Mission Memorial Hospital located in Abbotsford and Mission, 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.

Clinical Pharmacist Services

Individualized pharmacotherapy

Counselling patients about their medication therapy

Collaborate 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

Act as department resource person within your assigned area

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

Provide mentorship and supervision to pharmacy students, residents and new staff

Ensure prescriptions are validated and dispensed accurately; resolve medication safety concerns expediently; document professional practice activities proficiently

Detailed Overview
The Clinical Pharmacist provides clinical pharmacy services including individualization of patient medication therapy; patient medication counselling; consultation with physicians, nurses and other health care providers to develop and discuss therapeutic plans and assistance in the development of drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions.

Provides support to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee by preparing written summaries and recommendations on drug usage; contributes items such as case studies and articles for submission to professional journals; acts as department resource person in the assigned area of responsibility; participate in medication use evaluations and clinical drug trials; provide instruction and/or supervision to pharmacy students and residents.

Additionally, the Clinical Pharmacist performs drug distribution duties including processing prescriptions by reviewing prescribed medication therapy; validating prescriptions; identifying safety concerns; contacting the subscriber and/or the health care team to resolve discrepancies or problems; documenting discussions or modifications to the medication therapy and dispensing medications.

Responsibilities

Consults with physicians, nurses and other health care providers to develop and discuss therapeutic plans appropriate for each patient based on chart review and assessment of clinical responses. Ensures appropriate documentation is maintained in the patient health record in accordance with regulations, protocols and practice standards.

Individualizes patient medication therapy by performing activities such as referencing standard literature/publications and patient demographic information, reviewing patient charts and laboratory test results, meeting with the patient and health care team to assess clinical response of the patient to medication therapy and modifying or developing therapeutic plans to ensure that medication therapy is consistent with the patient''s needs.

Provides patient medication counselling regarding drug therapy by reviewing reference literature, summarizing information and meeting with patients and their families to provide and explain information and plans, demonstrating procedures, techniques and use of equipment, and assessing patient's/family's understanding of the procedures, techniques and equipment.

Assists the health care team in developing drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions by reviewing current literature, compiling and analyzing information relating to current therapy guidelines, providing suggestions and recommendations, and monitoring…