Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Services - Downtown Community Health Clinic

Fraser Health Authority; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,767 - 88,428; Full time

Job summary

A health care organization in Vancouver is looking for a Pharmacist to provide community pharmacy services. Responsibilities include interpreting medication orders, ensuring accurate dispensing, and participating in medication safety initiatives. The ideal candidate is registered, empathetic, and skilled in communication. This role offers competitive hourly compensation and a chance to contribute to a diverse healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Interprets medication orders and dispenses medications using a computerized medication information system.
• Assesses prescriptions for therapeutic suitability.
• Communicates with physicians and other health care team members.
• Provides instructions on proper use and administration of medications.
• Ensures medications are dispensed accurately and records are completed.
• Participates in medication reconciliation process.

Skills

Knowledge of drug distribution processes in a community setting

Ability to communicate effectively

Demonstrate empathy

Exercise professional judgement

Establish effective working relationships

Work collaboratively

Organize and prioritize work

Operate related equipment

Education

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

Job description

Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Services - Downtown Community Health Clinic

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Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $51.37 - $64.19 / hour

Overview

The Pharmacist provides distribution pharmacy services by performing duties such as interpreting medication orders/prescriptions, assessing prescriptions for therapeutic suitability and ensuring that medications are efficiently and accurately dispensed and/or compounded and labelled, and that dispensing records are complete. Communicates with physicians, clients, and/or other health care team members for prescription clarification and problem resolution. Provides instructions to others on proper use/administration, storage and/or disposal, possible side effects of prescribed and self selected medications. Participates in the collection of data for medication use evaluation projects, implementation of dispensary based medication safety initiatives, quality control activities, contributes to internal publications and participates in clinical drug trials in accordance with established standards and procedures. Additionally, the Pharmacist functions as a Clinical Pharmacist responsible for ensuring select client drug therapy problems are resolved. Participates in rounds and/or health care team meetings and documents client specific therapeutic plans.

Responsibilities

• Interprets medication orders/prescriptions and dispenses medications using a computerized medication information system in accordance with legal, professional, and departmental policies, procedures and standards.
• Assesses prescriptions for therapeutic suitability by assessing the client's health status and needs. This can include obtaining information from appropriate sources, referring to standardized references, interpreting laboratory data, and/or reviewing client specific demographics.
• Reviews client profiles for allergies, potential drug interactions, therapeutic duplications or contraindications. Exercises professional judgement for an intervention until safety concerns are resolved.
• Communicates with physicians, clients, and/or other health care team members for prescription clarification and problem resolution. Documents the outcome of the interaction with the prescriber and/or other health care team members.
• Provides instructions on proper use/administration, storage and/or disposal, possible side effects of medications. Communicates verbally and in writing, with physicians, nurses and other professionals and provides drug information using appropriate reference material.
• Participates in obtaining information about the client's health, medication history, and verifies allergy information; assists with the medication reconciliation process.
• Ensures medications are dispensed and/or compounded and labelled accurately and dispensing records are completed.
• Provides medication counselling regarding drug therapy to clients and/or their representative. Documents client interactions in the client health care record in a standardized format.
• Reviews client screening reports or targeted drug lists and identifies potential drug therapy problems based on available laboratory data.
• Provides basic drug monitoring support and dose recommendations for clients on certain high risk medications.
• Participates in data collection for medication use evaluation projects and maintains adequate inventories, notes shortages, requisitions drugs and/or supplies and monitors expiry dates; reports procedural errors and participates in quality improvement activities.
• Participates in the dispensary-based implementation of medication safety initiatives and quality control activities in accordance with established standards and procedures.
• Maintains records for narcotic and controlled drugs, special access program drugs and departmental statistics in accordance with legal, professional and departmental standards, policies and procedures.
• Participates in the orientation of pharmacy students, residents, technicians, assistants and new staff by demonstrating dispensary functions and by providing guidance regarding progress.
• Contributes to internal publications and participates in clinical drug trials by dispensing medications and completing required documentation. Reviews cases of reported drug adverse reactions and completes necessary documentation.
• Participates in staff meetings, committees and other programs as required; identifies opportunities to improve processes and/or procedures to enable safe and efficient operations.
• Functions as a clinical pharmacist responsible for ensuring select client drug therapy problems are resolved. Participates in rounds and/or health care team meetings and documents client specific therapeutic plans.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

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

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of drug distribution processes in a community setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively using appropriate verbal, non-verbal, and written skills.
• Ability to demonstrate and model empathy and incorporate trauma informed practices into day-to-day practice.
• Ability to exercise appropriate professional judgement while upholding legislative requirements.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other health care practitioners, as well as clients, family members and the public.
• Ability to work collaboratively with individuals and teams.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment and effectively use related software applications.
• 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. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce and 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.

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