Role and Facility Information
Island Health is hiring a full-time Clinical Pharmacist to join the pharmacy team at Cowichan District Hospital.
As the Clinical Pharmacist, you are responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care.
What You'll Do
- Provide patient specific individualization of drug therapy. Identify, resolve and prevent drug therapy problems using a patient-focused process which includes the assessment of a patient's drug therapy needs through chart review and interpretation of clinical and laboratory findings, patient interview, and in consultation with the multidisciplinary care team.
- Develop pharmaceutical care plans with follow-up evaluation of efficacy and adverse effect outcomes.
- Provide specialized clinical pharmacy services such as medication reconciliation with medication review, pharmacokinetic/therapeutic drug evaluation/monitoring and anticoagulation assessment/monitoring.
- Proactively communicate patient/therapeutic care plan issues with patients, physicians, nurses and other members of patient care team.
- Participate in multidisciplinary patient care rounds and counsels patients on appropriate use of medications.
- Process prescriptions, assist in maintaining inventory control/cost accounting for drugs and direct and monitor the activities of drug distribution Pharmacy Assistants as per the typical duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist.
- Participate in medication use management activities including, preparing drug information/formulary reviews (i.e. submissions for Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, IV manual drug monographs, clinical order set drug modules, guidelines or protocols), collecting data and/or developing criteria and standards for specific medication use evaluations.
- Provide instruction and/or experiential learning and training to new pharmacist staff, undergraduate pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
What You'll Need to Apply
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
- Post-Graduate Clinical Training/Hospital Residency Program (Postgraduate Year 1 – PGY1): One-year accredited residency through Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB).
- Successful completion of PEBC Qualifying Exam (I and II - MCQ and OSCE), Jurisprudence Exam, and practical training/internship as required by your provincial regulatory authority.
- Registration with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary: $54.49 - $68.10 per hour plus applicable shift differentials.
- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision.
- Municipal Pension Plan with employer contributions.
- 4 weeks paid vacation (prorated to FTE) plus 13 statutory holidays.
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible candidates.
If you’re passionate about high-quality care and excited to begin your next chapter on Vancouver Island, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!
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