Pharmacist (Permanent, Full-time)

Hawkesbury and District General Hospital; Hawkesbury; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawkesbury and District General Hospital in Hawkesbury, ON, seeks a Registered Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary pharmacy team. You will provide clinical pharmacy services across in-patient units and select outpatient areas, ensuring safe and effective medication use and contributing to patient outcomes.

We value collaboration with physicians, nurses, and staff, along with expertise in oncology, IV admixtures, and CPOE/EPIC workflows.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized university or equivalent.
• OCP registration as Pharmacist in Ontario.
• Knowledge of modern hospital care and drug therapy optimization.
• Hospital pharmacy experience; residency preferred.
• Bilingual (English and French) required.
• Hospital residency program preferred (ACPR) or 2 years hospital experience.
• Experience with oncology and IV admixtures is an asset.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical pharmacy services for in-patient units and select out-patient areas.
• Review physician orders, maintain computerized patient medication profiles, IV admixture, chemotherapy preparation, drug information, ADR reporting.
• Support transition to CPOE and EPIC prescription verification, pharmacotherapy monitoring.
• Develop and implement care programs, protocols and treatment guides; participate in hospital committees.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Hospital experience

Bilingual

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Job description

HGH Main Campus
1111 Ghislain St
Hawkesbury, ON K6A3G5, CAN

• Pay or shift range: $50.78 CAD to $67.93 CAD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Join our team and provide safe and effective medication preparation and distribution to all clinical in-patient units and select outpatient areas here at Hawkesbury District and General Hospital
At Hawkesbury District and General Hospital, our Pharmacy department plays a pivotal role in ensuring the safe distribution and service of medications in order to facilitate successful patient treatment outcomes in accordance with regulatory and accreditation standards. The management and distribution of drug therapy is critical that high quality and safe care is consistently delivered to our patients. As we continue to grow our pharmacy operations, we are seeking a Registered Pharmacist to join our team.

Position Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the provision of clinical pharmacy services (all in-patients units and ou-patients units such as MDU and ED) for the purpose of achieving defined pharmaceutical outcomes to improve the patients’ quality of life.


• Drug use control responsibilities, including review of physician’s orders, creation and maintenance of computerized patient medication profiles, IV admixture, chemotherapy preparation, drug information, Drug Therapy Monitoring and adverse drug reaction reporting.


• Support and transition to Computer Provider Order Entry (CPOE) and verification of prescriptions in the EPIC system, clinical pharmacotherapy monitoring, checking of chemotherapy, and selective medications dispensing.


• Development and implementation of new care programs, development of protocols and treatment guides, participation on various hospital committees


• Other duties as assigned

PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION
Day shifts, weekends, and rotating on-call schedules

What we are looking for

• Baccalaureate of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized university OR
  An equivalent combination of training and experience as determined by the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP)


• Registration with OCP as a Pharmacist in Ontario


• Working knowledge of modern hospital care and drug therapy optimization


• Hospital pharmacy experience and completion of a hospital Residency is preferred


• Possess a working knowledge of both official languages


• Hospital residency program preferred (ACPR) or 2 years’ experience in hospital practice


• Previous hospital experience in oncology and IV admixtures an asset.


• Experienced with the decentralised pharmacist model, where a considerable amount of time is spent in being part of the clinical team (Physician, nurses, and patient).


• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team.


• Demonstrated ability to prioritize a consistent and varied workload.


• Ability to direct and teach staff.


• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in both official languages in order to facilitate effective communication with patients, peers, and other health care providers


• Demonstrated ability to identify, prevent and resolve drug related problems.


• Knowledge of NAPRA Professional Competencies, CSHP Standards of Practice and OCP standards of Practice


• Flexibility, adaptability and ability to manage change


• Problem solving and decision making skills in a variety of situations


• Knowledge of and commitment to the principles of patient & family centered care


• Knowledge of and commitment to patient and staff safety

*To support a fair and inclusive hiring process, this posting will remain open until a sufficient number of applications has been received. An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent following the submission of your application. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.