Clinical Pharmacist
Interior Health Authority
Position Summary
Interior Health is seeking a dedicated Clinical Pharmacist to join our Pharmacy Team at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. This position is Permanent Full Time (1.00 FTE) working rotating day shifts.
Applicable positions may qualify for up to $15,000 as a recruitment incentive.
What Will You Work On?
As a pivotal member of our multidisciplinary team, the Clinical Pharmacist delivers exceptional clinical pharmacy services in both acute care and residential care settings. Your role involves personalized treatment assessments, serving as the primary drug information resource, and offering expert advice to healthcare professionals. You’ll meticulously monitor drug prescribing, distribution, and therapy to ensure their safe, effective, and economical use.
Embracing a patient-centered approach, you’ll oversee ongoing drug therapy, assessing factors like effectiveness, compliance, adverse reactions, and interactions. Your responsibilities include maintaining accurate workload records, communicating vital findings and recommendations to the healthcare team, and ensuring meticulous documentation in patient health records or computerized systems. Additionally, you’ll interpret medication orders, input them into the database, and dispense prescriptions in strict adherence to legal, professional, and departmental standards. Join us in making a difference in patient care through your expertise and commitment to excellence.
How Will You Create Impact?
Embark on a journey with us as we redefine clinical pharmacy practice across Interior Health through innovation, progression, and unwavering dedication. Joining our IH team isn’t just a job; it’s an opportunity to challenge yourself professionally while relishing the vibrant community surrounding you.
How Will We Help You Grow?
We’re committed to your growth. Enjoy a tailored orientation, immediate support from exceptional colleagues, and the chance to work in an interdisciplinary environment where patient-centric care is paramount. Continuous education opportunities await you, ensuring your professional development.
What We Offer:
We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Generous Vacation Entitlement
• Employer Paid Health Benefits
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Competitive wages
• Relocation Allowance
Who We Are:
Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.
About This Location:
Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH) is in the Okanagan health service area and responsible for providing core medical and surgical specialty services to patients throughout its service area. Located in Vernon, between Kelowna and Kamloops, VJH offers services including core physician specialties, Pharmacy, 24 hour emergency and trauma services, acute and obstetrical care.
The thriving city of Vernon is home to approx. 40,000 residents, situated at the northern end of the sunny Okanagan Valley within a short drive to Kelowna International Airport and UBC Okanagan. The city is home to a diverse arts community and boasts major amenities within close proximity to three stunning lakes and Silver Star Mountain Resort.
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Qualfications
• Current registration as a pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia;
• Certification of completion of an Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Residency program (ACPR1); OR
• A combination of at least one year of full time equivalent (FTE) recent relevant clinical pharmacy experience and recognized advanced education courses; OR
• A combination of at least 3 years of full time equivalent (FTE) recent relevant clinical pharmacy experience and an equivalent combination of training, knowledge and experience;
• Active membership in the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists is encouraged.