Pharmacist 1 - Acute Care Pharmacy - Regular Full-Time 2026-18975

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto is seeking a Pharmacist for the Acute Care Pharmacy and critical care areas. The role includes clinical liaison with critical care inpatient units at Bayview campus.

The duties cover drug distribution, direct patient care, and educational responsibilities, with involvement in rounds, medication reconciliation, and safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current licensure by the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
• Recent Acute Care Pharmacy experience and hospital pharmacy residency preferred.
• Hospital pharmacy residency preferred.
• Critical care experience preferred.
• Able to work well in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful work environment.
• Self-motivated and able to take initiative.
• Must work effectively with minimum of direction or within a team setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong planning and organizational ability; strong time management skills.
• Strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Review physician orders; clarification and entry; drug dispensing and supervision of tasks by pharmacy technicians.
• Provide pharmaceutical care; medication reconciliation; participate in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Counsel patients; participate in education of students and staff; oversee automated dispensing unit cabinets.
• Safety report initiation and follow-up; participate in hospital and departmental committees.
• Assist in on-call activities and other pharmacy duties as required.

Skills

OCOP licensure

Acute care experience

Hospital residency

Critical care experience

Work under pressure

Initiative

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Customer service

Job description

Summary of Duties

We have a vacancy for a Pharmacist in the Acute Care Pharmacy and critical care. This position will be responsible for clinical liaison within the various critical care inpatient units at Bayview campus.

The pharmacy duties can be broadly divided into three areas:

1. Drug distribution


2. Direct patient care.


3. Educational responsibilities

Responsibilities include physician order review; clarification and entry; drug dispensing and or supervision of such tasks by pharmacy technicians; answering of drug-related questions; provision of pharmaceutical care; medication reconciliation; participation in multidisciplinary rounds; patient counselling; participation in the education of students and multidisciplinary staff; oversight of automated dispensing unit cabinet; safety report initiation and follow-up; other pharmacy duties including participation in on-call activities and hospital and departmental committees.

Qualifications/Skills

• Current licensure by the Ontario College of Pharmacists


• Recent previous Acute Care Pharmacy experience and hospital pharmacy residency preferred


• Hospital pharmacy residency preferred


• Critical care experience preferred.


• Able to work well in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful work environment


• Self-motivated and able to take initiative


• Must work effectively with minimum of direction or within a team setting


• Demonstrated ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team environment


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• Excellent attention to detail


• Strong planning and organizational ability; strong time management skills


• Strong customer service skills