Clinical Pharmacist - Educator - Forensic Psychiatric Hospital

Fraser Health; Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Coquitlam; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services organization is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist - Educator to provide clinical and educational support to pharmacy staff at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, BC. The role involves planning and implementing educational programs, ensuring adherence to pharmacy standards, and evaluating training effectiveness. Candidates should have current Pharmacist registration, completed a Hospital Pharmacy Residency, and possess strong leadership and communication skills. Join us to enhance pharmaceutical care for patients while advancing your professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Comprehensive health benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recent related hospital pharmacy experience including one year in pharmacy education.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Knowledge of established provincial standards of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and educational support to pharmacists and pharmacy staff.
• Conduct formal training sessions on new policies and practices.
• Assess staff learning needs and evaluate educational strategies.

Skills

Comprehensive knowledge of pharmacy theory and practice

Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing

Ability to develop effective education modules

Demonstrated ability to lead and teach

Education

Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of BC

Completion of an accredited Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $57.48 - $71.83 / hour

Job Summary

Are you looking for a place to showcase your clinical hospital pharmaceutical skills?

We have the perfect Temporary Full-Time opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist - Educator to join our team at Forensic Psychiatric Hospital located in Coquitlam, BC. This position is available until July 2030.

“This role is primarily based at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital (FPH), but may require travel to other BCMHSUS sites to support education and clinical initiatives.”

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

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

The Clinical Pharmacist - Educator (CPE) provides support for the education, orientation and training of pharmacist staff in Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services (LMPS) for the majority of the time, in order to maintain standards of care, quality improvement and staff development. The CPE provides clinical and educational support to pharmacists and other pharmacy staff; plans, implements and evaluates educational programs; assists with the development and roll out of new clinical practices; and provides staff with information on new or changed pharmacy procedures and practices related to orientation, precepting and clinical practice. This is done in collaboration with the Pharmacy Coordinator(s). The CPE consults, confers and collaborates with other healthcare providers regarding related clinical education, training and/or other requirements and gathers information for ongoing quality improvement and review.

Responsibilities

1. Collaborates with Pharmacy Coordinator(s) to identify pharmacy staff learning needs and assists in the implementation and evaluation of educational strategies and programs through teaching, coaching, orienting and/or training of pharmacists; develops, implements and evaluates education materials related to the ongoing roll out of new policies, procedures, skills and competencies; works with the Pharmacy Coordinators to implement changes, as required.
2. Identifies education priorities that meet staff learning needs, in collaboration with the Pharmacy Coordinator(s); completes learning needs assessments of individuals or groups of individuals to assist in determining the appropriate training requirements and learning objectives; provides applicable education and training to pharmacists to ensure they are familiar with applicable standards, clinical guidelines, professional practice resources, practice-based research procedures, and related education materials.
3. Provides leadership, direction and guidance on pharmacy education and research; and related special projects initiatives by providing training, orientation, planning, implementation and evaluation of continuing professional education, in collaboration with Pharmacy Coordinator(s).
4. Arranges, plans and conducts formal training sessions, as requested to respond to the employee’s identified learning/training/clinical needs; provides resources and other materials to clinical areas and external facilities as required; collaborates with Pharmacy Coordinator(s) in the development of education strategies and innovations based on LMPS goals and evidence-based best pharmacy practice.
5. Maintains records of staff orientation and instruction.
6. Coordinates new staff orientation for pharmacists and other designated staff with Pharmacy Coordinator(s) to ensure staff are familiar with pharmacy practice standards, clinical guidelines, professional practice resources, education materials and modules; communicates and consults with Coordinators to gather and share information and coordinate educational sessions.
7. Reviews and evaluates literature, consults with other professionals and attends relevant educational programs to maintain knowledge of current developments and contributes to the improvement of pharmacy services; actively promotes continuous learning among staff.
8. Participates and leads quality improvement initiatives and related audits and actively promotes practices to ensure the safe delivery of client/patient/resident care and improve service.
9. Participates on clinical committees and working groups, as required to provide input and recommendations to the site pharmacy leadership team.
10. Provides Clinical Pharmacy and drug distribution services in assigned areas in order to maintain practice skills and proficiency.
11. Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Training & Experience

Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of BC. Successful completion of an approved Hospital Pharmacy Residency program supplemented with three (3) years recent related hospital pharmacy experience, including one year pharmacy/leadership and staff education experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of organization policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Comprehensive knowledge of pharmacy theory and practice within a client and family‑centred model of care.
• Broad knowledge of the established provincial standards of practice and guidelines for clinical practitioners.
• Broad knowledge of adult education theory.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and construct effective and dynamic education modules.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, facilitate and teach; including oversight of student/resident projects.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a creative learning environment.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a culture of enquiry and evidence‑based practice.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform 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 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.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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