Pharmacist; Casual - locations Job Surrey area,BC Canada,Healthcare

Position: Pharmacist (Casual - All locations)

Salary

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

Job Summary

In this job posting, we welcome applicants from all geographic regions. Please note that while we encourage applications from candidates interested in various locations, you will have the opportunity to specify your preferred regions during the application process. This ensures that you only receive opportunities in the areas that interest you most.

Are you someone who is passionate about helping others? Do you want to work for one of British Columbia's top employers? If you have answered yes to these questions we want you to continue reading!

Current and future casual (on-call) opportunities for Pharmacists may be available within the Lower Mainland region. This includes facilities in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Moody, Powell River, Richmond, Sechelt, Squamish, Surrey, Vancouver and White Rock, located in British Columbia.

Pharmacist Role

In the role of a Pharmacist, you will build on your education and experience as you:

Interpret medication orders/prescriptions and dispenses medications using a computerized medication information system in accordance with legal, professional, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.
Assess prescriptions for therapeutic suitability by referring to standardized references (primary drug information texts), interpreting laboratory data, and/or reviewing patient specific demographics.
Communicate verbally and in writing, with physicians, nurses, and other professionals and provides drug information using appropriate reference material.
Participate in obtaining medication history from select patients and verifies any allergy information and assists with medication reconciliation process.
Function as a clinical pharmacist responsible for ensuring select patient drug related problems are resolved.
Participates in ward rounds and/or program team meetings and documents patient specific therapeutic plans.
Ensure that medications are efficiently and accurately dispensed and/or compounded and labelled and that dispensing records are completed.
Participate in dispensary based implementation of medication safety initiatives and quality control activities.

Responsibilities

Interprets medication orders/prescriptions and dispenses medications using a computerized medication information system in accordance with legal, professional, and departmental policies, procedures and standards.

Assesses prescriptions for therapeutic suitability by referring to standardized references (primary drug information texts), interpreting laboratory data, and/or reviewing patient specific demographics.

Reviews patient profiles for any patient allergies, potential drug interactions, therapeutic duplications or contraindications. Withholds medications until safety concerns are resolved.

Communicates with physicians, patients, and/or other health care team members for prescription clarification and problem resolution. Documents the outcome of the interaction with the prescriber.

Provides instructions to others on proper use/administration, storage and/or disposal, possible side effects of prescribed self selected medications, etc. Communicates verbally and in writing, with physicians, nurses and other professionals and provides drug information using appropriate reference material.

Participates in obtaining medication history from select patients and verifies any allergy information and assists with medication reconciliation process.

Ensures that medications are efficiently and accurately dispensed and/or compounded and labelled and that dispensing records are completed.

Provides medication counselling regarding drug therapy to patients and/or their families, as required. Provides allergy assessment and discharge counselling for appropriate patients. Documents patient interactions in the patient health care record in a standardized format.

Reviews patient screening reports or targeted drug lists and identifies potential drug related problems based on available laboratory data.

Provides basic pharmacokinetic interpretations on patients receiving targeted drugs (e.g. aminoglycoside, warfarin and vancomycin).

Participates in the collection of data for medication use evaluation projects and documents the required information. Assists in maintaining adequate inventories, notes shortages, requisitions drugs and/or supplies and monitors expiry dates, reports procedural errors and participates in quality improvement activities.

Participates in dispensary based implementation of medication safety initiatives and quality control activities in accordance with established standards and procedures.

Maintains records for narcotic and controlled drugs, special access program drugs and departmental statistics in accordance with legal, professional and departmental standards, polices and procedures.

Participates in the orientation of pharmacy students, residents,…


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