Pharmacist, Healthcare

Overview

Calea is Canada’s leading pharmacy in the sterile compounding of patient-specific medications. Through our many customers across Canada, we enable the provision of increasingly complex community-based infusion therapies that avoid or reduce hospital acute care stay.

At Calea we foster a collaborative environment where employees are encouraged to share ideas and contribute to meaningful work. We offer unique learning opportunities to grow and build your career. In addition, we value each and every contributor and offer various benefits and rewards (as applicable) including:

• Health and dental benefits
• Company matched RRSP program
• Paid vacation
• Employee assistance program
• Casual office dress code
• Employee recognition program
• Professional growth and development opportunities

We are currently seeking a full-time Pharmacist to join our team!

Location – 7111A 6th Street SE. Calgary, AB

Business hours are Monday to Friday 6am-6:30pm (Shifts are 6am-2pm, 8:30am-4:30pm and 10:30am-6:30pm). Must be flexible to rotate on all shifts. Flexible to adapt to possible changes in work schedule based on business needs, potentially including evenings and weekends. Requirement to complete after-hours work/on-call work on a rotational basis.

Job Description This position holds primary responsibility for coordinating daily supervision of all activities involved in providing medications to patients in accordance with established corporate procedures and provincial pharmacy laws. The Pharmacist is responsible for controlling processes to ensure that all products meet both professional and corporate standards of accuracy and quality. In addition, supervise technical staff and coordinate pharmacy activities with distribution and order entry.

Communicate with clients regarding pharmacy services and clarify issues with physicians, nurses and other pharmacists.

• Coordinate/supervise all activities related to the dispensing of products to ensure that the pharmacy complies with provincial and federal regulations governing the practice of pharmacy.
• Ensure appropriate clinical functions are completed including patient counseling, appropriate documentation, pharmaceutical care etc.
• Direct and prioritize the production process utilizing professional knowledge to recognize critical patient needs. Utilize the pharmaceutical literature and Calea Standard Operating Procedures as the basis for judgment of pharmacy issues relating to the compounding of admixtures.
• Ensure S.O.P. or policy and procedure requirements are incorporated into daily procedures and correctly followed by staff in the execution of all duties.
• Establish, validate and maintain quality assurance procedures, and records.
• Observe and assess the equipment, materials and procedures used in the facility and recommend changes where appropriate.
• Assist in production activities (i.e., compounding of product) when the workload requires.
• Participate in departmental clinical and quality improvement initiatives.
• Engages in or supervises drug preparation activities

• Minimum university undergraduate degree in pharmacy (BScPharm or Pharm
  
  D).
• Licensed to practice in the province of Alberta by the Alberta College of Pharmacy.
• IV experience or prior experience in a hospital or outpatient setting an asset, but not required.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities under pressure. Ability to handle multiple demands made simultaneously under short time constraints
• Strong interpersonal skills with all levels of staff and management both internally and externally
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, along with an exceptional telephone manner
• Knowledge of computer systems and well-developed keyboarding skills

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