Clinical Pharmacist - Royal Columbian Hospital

Job Summary

We have the perfect Relief Full‑Time opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our team at Royal Columbian Hospital located in New Westminster, BC
. We are a collaboration of four premier health employers – Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence and Vancouver Coastal Health – providing an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence. We are committed to investing in your professional development and creating an environment where you can advance your career.

• Individualized pharmacotherapy – tailoring medication therapy based on chart review, laboratory data, and patient assessment.
• Patient medication counselling – reviewing literature, summarizing information, and demonstrating procedures and equipment to patients and families.
• Work in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other health‑care providers to develop, implement, and monitor therapeutic plans.
• Assist in developing drug‑therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions and monitor their effectiveness.
• Participate in medication‑use evaluations, quality‑improvement initiatives, and clinical drug trials.
• Act as a department resource person, providing detailed drug information on issues related to drug therapy.
• Contribute items such as case studies, review articles, and other content for professional journals.
• Provide instruction and/or supervision to pharmacy students and residents.
• Perform drug‑distribution duties, including interpreting prescriptions, dispensing medications, and documenting all activities in the patient health‑care record.
• Participate in quality‑improvement and medication‑safety initiatives and document outcomes.

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
• Completion of an accredited Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Broad knowledge of organization policies, evidence‑based clinical pharmacy practice, medication‑use evaluation, and research methodology.
• Ability to apply clinical pharmacy knowledge and make decisions with minimal supervision.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships.

• A competitive salary package, including comprehensive health‑benefits coverage.
• Opportunities to work in a fast‑growing, exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective fields.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. We are committed to planetary health, diversity, and an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe environment.

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The salary range for this position is CAD $51.37 – $64.19/hour.