Clinical Pharmacist Regional Hospital and Memorial Job Abbotsford area,BC Canada,Healthcare

Salary: CAD $54.49 - $68.10 per 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 Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Mission Memorial located in Abbotsford and Mission, BC. This position is available until approximately September 2027 or until the return of the incumbent.

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 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 case studies and articles for publication in professional journals
Acts 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 and document professional practice activities

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

We offer a career that offers the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals eminent in their respective fields.

Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage

Apply now to join our diverse team!

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; assistance in 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; participates in medication use evaluations and clinical drug trials; provides 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

Consult 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 documentation is maintained in the patient health record.

Individualize patient medication therapy by reviewing patient charts, laboratory results, meeting with patient and health care team to assess clinical response, and modifying therapeutic plans.

Provide patient medication counselling, summarizing information and ensuring understanding.

Assist the health care team in developing drug therapy guidelines for individual diseases based on current literature.

Participate in ward rounds, program team meetings and provision of pharmacy services at unit level.

Act as department resource person in the assigned area of responsibility.

Contribute case studies and review articles to professional journals.

Provide instruction and supervision to pharmacy students and residents.

Participate in quality improvement activities.

Perform drug distribution duties, including interpreting prescriptions and dispensing using computerized system.

Review prescriptions for therapeutic suitability.

Communicate with physicians, patients and other health care team members for clarification and problem resolution, documenting outcomes.

Ensure accurate dispensing and labeling; maintain dispensing records.

Participate in data collection for medication use evaluation projects and maintain inventories.

Participate in clinical drug trials and documentation.

Implement medication safety initiatives and quality control activities.

Attend staff meetings, committees and other programs as required.

Maintain records for narcotic and controlled drugs, special access program drugs…