Clinical Pharmacist

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $49.87 - $62.32 / hour

Why Fraser Health?

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 Vancouver General Hospital located in Vancouver, BC.

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

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.

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
• Provides patient medication counselling regarding drug therapy by reviewing reference literature, summarizing information and meeting with patients and their families
• Assists the health care team in developing drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia
• Completion of an accredited Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Skills And Abilities:

• Broad knowledge of organization policies, procedures and standards of care
• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical pharmacy practice
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other health practitioners, as well as patients, family members and the public