Clinical Pharmacist Hospital

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $54.49 - $68.10 / hour

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

We have the perfect Full-Time opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join our team at Richmond Hospital located in Richmond, BC. This position is available until approximately June 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.

As a Clinical Pharmacist you will work to provide the following services to our patients:

Individualized pharmacotherapy

Counselling patients about their 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 for publication in professional journals, case studies and articles that share new knowledge

Acts as department resource person within your assigned area

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

Provides mentorship and supervision to pharmacy students, residents and new staff.

Additionally, we would depend on your expertise to ensure that prescriptions are validated and dispensed accurately; and that medication safety concerns, working with the health care team to resolve discrepancies and/or problems are resolved expediently; your professional practice activities shall be documented proficiently.

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.

Our pharmacy team always aspires to improve and achieve the best possible care for our patients and improve their quality of life.

Here’s what we have for you:

A career that offers you the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective fields.

Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.

We aim to build an environment where you love the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. From the financial advisor handling our health care resources, to the IT professional enabling life-saving data, to the nurse and physician on the front line of patient care, everyone plays a role in the care continuum. Together, we create great workplaces.

One team, best pharmacy care, better lives.

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; 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

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…