Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Eagle Ridge Hospital Job Port Coquitlam area,BC Canada,Healthcare

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $53.31 - $66.63 / hour

Job Summary

Are you looking for a place to showcase your clinical hospital pharmaceutical skills? We have the perfect Part Time opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our team in Emergency at Eagle Ridge Hospital located in Port Moody, BC.

Who are we?

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

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Services

Consult with internal and external health care professionals on the application of advanced level of theory to delivery of pharmaceutical care.
Provide clinical direction on complex cases using evidence based evaluations to evaluate drug therapies and patient medical histories.
Participate in patient education and discharge consultations and provide recommendations in the planning and treatment assessment policies and procedures.
Assist in the development of drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions.
Identify and initiate clinical drug research.
Prepare items such as case studies and articles for submission to professional journals.
Conduct pharmacological education or in-service sessions.
Represent the department on multidisciplinary care committees, and at external events.

Primary 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 articles for submission to scientific journals.

Conducts pharmacological education/in-service sessions in designated specialty area, as well as orientation sessions for pharmacy staff, program team members and other health care staff.

Participates in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee either through membership and/or preparation of materials for formulary decisions and policy-making decisions by evaluating and making written recommendations regarding formulary requests, conducting relevant research, writing up a monograph or drug assessment for presentation at the P&T Committee, and providing necessary information to all members of the health care team.

Participates in the planning, implementation and evaluation of department therapeutic cost effectiveness and cost restraint programs. Makes recommendations to the Director, Pharmacy Services and/or the Coordinator, Medication Use Evaluation regarding new or revised policies and standards relative to the designated specialty area.

In collaboration with members of the program team develops, implements and evaluates goals, objectives and outcomes for the program team, including recommendations in the planning and treatment assessment policies and procedures for the designated specialty area.

Represents the department on multidisciplinary care committees, and at external events such as conferences, and regional planning groups relative to the designated…


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