Clinical Pharmacist

Salary

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

Job Summary

Are you looking for a place to showcase your clinical hospital pharmaceutical skills? We have the perfect casual opportunities for clinical pharmacists to join our team at Lions Gate Hospital located in North Vancouver, BC.

Working Hours

0700-1500, 0800-1600, 0900-1700, 1200-2000, 1300-2100, 1500-2300, on-call, and other times as per operational needs.

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.

Responsibilities

1. Consult 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.

2. Individualize 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.

3. Provide patient medication counseling regarding drug therapy by reviewing reference literature, summarizing information and meeting with patients and their families to provide and explain information and plans, demonstrating procedures, techniques and use of equipment, and assessing patient's/family's understanding of the procedures, techniques and equipment.

4. Assist the health care team in developing drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions by reviewing current literature, compiling and analyzing information relating to current therapy guidelines, providing suggestions and recommendations, and monitoring the effectiveness of current guidelines on patient health care outcomes.

5. Participate in ward rounds, program team meetings and provision of pharmacy services at the unit level to enhance patient care.

6. Act as department resource person in the assigned area of responsibility. Supports both department and hospital staff by providing detailed drug information on issues related to drug therapy in those disease states which are treated within the program.

7. Contribute items such as case studies and review articles to professional journals by performing activities such as identifying topics, gathering and analyzing data, reviewing current literature, writing and submitting articles for publication.

8. Provide instruction and/or supervision to pharmacy students and residents by preparing educational material, demonstrating procedures, lecturing, supervising during patient care activities and providing input into performance evaluations.

9. Participate in quality improvement activities through methods such as reviewing current practices, performing quality assurance audits, identifying actual or potential problems and recommending changes.

10. Perform drug distribution duties including interpreting medication orders/prescriptions and dispensing medications using a computerized medication information system in accordance with legal, professional and departmental policies, procedures and standards.

11. Review prescriptions for therapeutic suitability by referring to standardized references, interpreting laboratory data, and/or reviewing patient specific demographics.

12. Communicate with physicians, patients and/or other health care team members for prescription clarification and problem resolution. Document the outcome of any interaction with the prescriber in the patient’s health care record.

13. Ensure that medications are efficiently and accurately dispensed and/or compounded and labeled and that all necessary dispensing records are completed.

14. Participate in the collection of data for medication use evaluation projects and document the required information. Assist in maintaining adequate inventories, note shortages, requisition drugs and/or supplies and monitor expiry dates, report procedural errors and participate in quality improvement activities.

15. Participate in clinical drug trials by dispensing medications and completing associated documentation. Review cases of reported drug adverse reactions and complete necessary documentation.

16. Participate in implementation of medication safety initiatives and quality control activities in accordance with established standards and procedures.

17. Participate in staff meetings, committees and other programs as required; identify opportunities to improve processes and/or procedures to enable safe and efficient operations and refer to supervisor and/or others.

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

19. Prepare reports on a variety of activities within the discipline, gather and record information into approved formats, account for variances, set up and update computerized files and spreadsheets using word processing and spreadsheet software.

20. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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.

What we offer

- 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.

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.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

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One team, best pharmacy care, better lives.

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