(PERMANENT FULL-TIME) PHARMACIST

Ontario Shores Centre for MHS; Whitby; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is seeking a full-time Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Department, Integrated Health Services Program. The Pharmacist will deliver comprehensive medication-related services, including assessment, drug therapy management, counseling, and education for patients and families.

Ideal candidates will hold a Pharmacy degree and Ontario licensure, with strong clinical skills and experience in a multidisciplinary hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmacy required.
• Registration and license to practice in Ontario.
• Excellent clinical assessment and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with pharmacy information systems is an asset.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and provide counseling.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional pharmaceutical services within a recovery-focused care model.
• Assess and manage drug therapy problems and monitor pharmacotherapy.
• Provide drug information services and medication reconciliation.
• Deliver medication counseling to patients, families, and staff.
• Assist formulary management and inventory/drug distribution.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Interpersonal skills

Oral/written communication

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Degree in Pharmacy

Tools

Meditech

Job description

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores), is seeking a full- time Pharmacist to work in our Pharmacy Department, Integrated Health Services Program. The Pharmacist will provide professional pharmaceutical services within a recovery-focused model of care. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive medication related services for the Centre, including assessment and management of drug therapy problems, pharmaceutical care-planning and monitoring, drug information services, medication reconciliation, individual and group medication counseling and provision of medication related education for patients and their families, staff of the Centre and external stakeholders, formulary management, drug distribution and inventory management.

Requirements:

• Degree in Pharmacy.
• License to practice Pharmacy in Ontario
• Registration, in good standing, with the Ontario College of Pharmacists
• Current knowledge of drug therapies and best practice clinical guidelines
• Good knowledge of all legislation governing practice of pharmacy.
• Strong clinical assessment skills in identifying and solving drug related problems.
• Proven ability to work within Microsoft Office and pharmacy information systems
• Proven ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Proven excellent interpersonal skills and effective oral/written communication skills
• Proven ability to provide above average counseling to staff, patients and families
• Demonstrated ability to provide supervisory and preceptorship role
• Demonstrated excellent organizational, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and critical thinking abilities.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the position.
• Proven good attendance record with the capability of maintaining this same standard.
• Experience with drug therapies for psychiatric illnesses an asset.
• Hospital pharmacy experience an asset
• Knowledge of Meditech or comparable system an asset.
• Completion of a hospital residency program an asset

Job Posting Closing: September 24th , 2026. Please note any job applications after the closing date will not be considered.