Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Surrey Memorial Hospital

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $57.45 - $71.77 / hour
Job Summary

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 in Internal Medicine at Surrey Memorial Hospital located in Surrey, BC. 

 

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: 

 

• Consult with internal and external health care professionals on the application of advanced level of theory to delivery of pharmaceutical care. 

• 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 in-service 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. 

• Post-graduate 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. 

 

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 hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and professional service.   

 

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. 

 

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

 

Apply now to join our diverse team. 

 

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.
ResponsibilitiesQualifications

Education and Experience

Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

Certificate of completion of year 1 and year 2 of a Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program accredited by the Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB) supplemented by two (2) years' recent, relevant hospital pharmacy experience including one (1) year's pharmacy experience in the designated specialty area or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Designated Specialty Areas:

• 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

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, including the ability to make presentations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other health practitioners, patients, family members and the public.
• Ability to coach, mentor, teach, demonstrate techniques and facilitate learning within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to establish curricula and conduct performance evaluations for clinical rotations within assigned area.
• Ability to independently recommend, implement, monitor and alter pharmacotherapeutic plans based on patient specific information.
• Ability to use focused physical assessment to evaluate efficacy and/or toxicity of drugs.
• Ability to retrieve and evaluate drug literature to support the development of clinical care pathways and medication use evaluations.
• Ability to effectively plan, lead and coordinate project teams, pharmacists and students.
• Ability to conduct clinical research studies.
• Ability to design, research, conduct and publish projects.
• Ability to establish workload priorities in collaboration with others.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

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 48,000+ 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.

 

Together, we are the heart of health care.

 

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