Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - New Westminster, Canada - Fraser Health

Fraser Health

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New Westminster, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Salary range:
The salary range for this position is CAD $ $69.

68 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Are you looking for a place to showcase your clinical hospital pharmaceutical skills?

We have the perfect
Relief Full Time
opportunity for a
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our team in Critical Care at **Royal Columbian
Hospital
located in **New Westminster
, BC. This relief position is available until approximately August 2024 or return of incumbent.

Who are we?

We are a collaboration of four premier health employers Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence and Vancouver Coastal Health and provide an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence patients, residents and clients committed to investing in your professional development in creating an environment where you can advance your career.

As a
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist** you will work to provide the following services to our patients & colleagues:

Provide clinical direction on complex cases using evidence based evaluations to evaluate drug therapies and patient medical histories.
Participate in patient education and discharge consultations and provide recommendations in the 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 items such as case studies and articles for submission to professional journals
Conduct pharmacological education or inservice sessions
Represent the department on multidisciplinary care committees, and at external events.

Additionally, we would depend on your expertise to ensure that our pharmacists have the most current information as they do their important work of validating prescriptions and identifying safety concerns.

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.
Postgraduate Doctor of Pharmacy Degree.
One (1) year's pharmacy experience in the designated specialty area.

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

Effective October 26th 2021, all new hires to Fraser Health will need to have full COVID 19 vaccination (have received a full series of a World Health Organization "WHO" approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines).

Please note this applies to all postings, and individual medical exemptions must be approved by the Provincial Health Officer.

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 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:

Working within a collaborative team environment, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist functions as an expert practitioner, consultant, educator and researcher in a designated specialty area.

Provides consultation services to internal and external health care professionals and applies advanced level of theory to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of pharmaceutical care in the designated specialty area.

Develops, plans, organizes and evaluates clinical, education and research activities within the designated specialty area, including teaching to undergraduate, graduate students and pharmacists, participation in the Medication Use Evaluation program, treatment policies and procedures, continuing education programs, medical and pharmacy literature reviews and clinical drug research initiatives in accordance with Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services' goals and objectives.

Responsibilities:

Provides consultation services to internal and external health care professionals and applies advanced level of theory to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the delivery of pharmaceutical care in the designated specialty area.
Provides clinical direction on complex cases, including the use of evidence based approaches to evaluating drug therapy, attends at patient care rounds, reviews medication histories, provides drug information, patient education and discharge consultations and provides recommendations in the planning and treatment assessment policies and procedures in the designated specialty area.
Ensures quality assura