Clinical Pharmacy Specialist General Hospital

Salary

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

Are you looking for a place to showcase your clinical hospital pharmaceutical skills? We have the perfect full‑time opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our team at Vancouver General Hospital located in Vancouver, 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 for patients, residents, and clients. We are committed to investing in your professional development and creating an environment where you can advance your career.

• Consult with internal and external health care professionals on the application of advanced theory to delivery of pharmaceutical care.
• Provide clinical direction on complex cases using evidence‑based evaluations to assess drug therapies and patient medical histories.
• Participate in patient education and discharge consultations and provide recommendations in 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 case studies and articles for submission to professional journals, conduct pharmacological education or in‑service sessions.
• Represent the department on multidisciplinary care committees, at external events, and participate in Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee activities.
• Provide pharmaceutical care to patients, review patient charts, identify drug‑related problems, recommend therapy changes, monitor therapy and outcomes, and educate patients and families.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
• Completion of an accredited Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
• One year of pharmacy experience in the designated specialty area or an equivalent combination education, training, and experience.

• Anticoagulation
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Cardiac Surgery
• Cardiology
• Critical Care – Adults
• Critical Care – Neonates
• Critical Care – Pediatrics
• Emergency
• Endocrinology
• Geriatrics
• Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine
• Maternal/Fetal
• Mental Health & Substance Use
• Nephrology
• Neurology/Neurosurgery
• Oncology
• Pain & Spinal Cord
• Palliative/End of Life Care
• Pediatrics
• Rehabilitation
• Solid Organ Transplant
• Surgery

• Effective verbal and written communication, including presentations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with health practitioners, patients, families and the public.
• Ability to coach, mentor, teach, demonstrate techniques and facilitate learning in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to develop curricula and conduct performance evaluations for clinical rotations.
• Ability to independently recommend, implement, monitor and alter pharmacotherapeutic plans.
• Ability to use focused physical assessment to evaluate drug efficacy and toxicity.
• Ability to retrieve and evaluate drug literature to support clinical care pathways and medication use evaluations.
• Ability to lead and coordinate project teams, pharmacists and students.
• Ability to conduct clinical research studies, design, conduct and publish projects.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

• A career that offers opportunity to work in a fast‑growing, exciting organization with eminent professionals.
• Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for more than two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, Canada. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. Our hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work.

One team, best pharmacy care, better lives.