Clinical Pharmacist IE

Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information; Clarenville; On-site; CAD 67,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus up to $10,000

Come Home incentive up to $50,000

Relocation support

Student bursary up to $10,000

Job summary

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist IE at Dr. G. B. Cross Memorial Hospital in Eastern Rural Zone.

This permanent full-time role involves both drug distribution and clinical services, with on-call duties and teaching responsibilities for students. The position emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, patient-centered pharmacotherapy, and ongoing education. Applicants should be licensed, with PharmD preferred and hospital residency considered an asset.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized School of Pharmacy is required.
• Current licensure and in good standing with the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board is required.
• Pharmacist with hospital residency, PharmD and hospital experience are assets.

Responsibilities

• Provide drug distribution and clinical pharmacotherapy services.
• Precept pharmacy students and deliver pharmacotherapy education.
• Collaborate in an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
• Be on-call and provide relief to other areas as needed.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical consultation

Autonomy in practice

Effective communication

Analytical reasoning

Teaching / mentorship

Education

Licensed Pharmacist NL

PharmD / Doctor of Pharmacy

Hospital residency (asset)

Job description

Location and Position Details

Zone: Eastern Rural Zone

Location: Dr. G. B. Cross Memorial Hospital

Clinical Pharmacist IE

Pharmacy Department

Permanent Full-time

11241POS

Hours

75 bi-weekly (8-hour shifts; days, weekends, standby)

Salary

CG-41 (CAD48.90 - CAD55.24 per hour) which includes any negotiated wage adjustment and/or supplement as applicable plus a bi-weekly pensionable Market Adjustment up to a maximum of $788.48. (The Market Adjustment is currently approved until March 31, 2028, or pending collective bargaining conclusion, whichever is earlier).

Sign on Incentive

• 1. Signing bonus up to $10,000
• 2. Come Home incentive up to $50,000
• 3. Relocation support
• 4. Student bursary up to $10,000

For more information on bursaries/incentives please visit www.workinhealthnl.ca/incentives or email [e-mail] *subject to Government of Newfoundland and Labrador approval annually.

Job Summary

NL Health Services Pharmacy Department is seeking a motivated professional to fill a Clinical Pharmacist IE position. The position will require involvement in both drug distribution activities and clinical services. Specifically, this would involve working in an interdisciplinary team setting to optimize patient outcomes by enhancing the efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapy. The Clinical Pharmacist will be required to effectively manage multi-disease states and complex pharmacotherapy regimens. As a teaching facility, the Clinical Pharmacist will be a preceptor to Pharmacy students and will provide on-going pharmacotherapy education to a variety of health care professionals and students both informally and through formal presentations. Participation in committees and relevant working groups may be required. There is an expectation that the Clinical Pharmacist will be on-call and will provide relief to other areas as needed.

This position maintains accountability to the Professional Practice Consultant for Pharmacy for integrity and professional practice issues.

Job Demands

By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):

• Occasionally lifts objects less than 10 lbs.
• Regularly stands or walks when performing activities.
• Constantly uses fine finger/precision work using hand tools; visual concentration is required to read and interpret drug orders, calculate dosages, ensure medications are dispensed properly, read clinical studies, drug monographs, patient specific laboratory results, and to inspect and check drug amounts/preparations.
• A high level of alertness and concentration is required to do this work.
• There is lack of control over the work pace and works under tight time pressures.
• Regularly prepares compounds or dispenses toxic drugs, IV mixtures, etc., and when performing this activity is constantly exposed to hazardous chemicals.

Job Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized School of Pharmacy is required.
• Current licensure and in good standing with the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board is required.
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree is an asset.
• Completion of a hospital residency program is an asset.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience is an asset.
• Demonstrated specialized clinical pharmacy services as defined by the site such as pharmacokinetic/therapeutic drug evaluations/monitoring and anticoagulation assessment/monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data to problem-solve and make decisions effectively.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, problem solving and decision making using a systems approach.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary environment and provide clinical consultation.
• Ability to work autonomously prioritizing patient needs.
• Demonstrated effective communication, both verbally and in writing with co-workers, patients and their families.
• Exhibited strong written and oral communication skills as well as the ability to deliver/facilitate effective presentations.
• Possessed proven analytical, collaboration and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide direction, supervision, mentorship and training to students.
• Proven ability to assume professional responsibility for safe, ethical and effective practice.
• A satisfactory record of work performance is required.