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Services We are a collaboration of four premier health employers Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence, and Vancouver Coastal Health and provide an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence patients, residents and clients committed to investing in your professional development in building an environment where you can advance your career. We currently have an exciting Regular Part Time opportunity for a Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Services to join our team at Downtown Community Health Clinic located in Vancouver. Community pharmacy experience or interest, working with marginalized Mental Health & Substance Use populations required.

A career that offers you the opportunity to work in a fast growing and exciting organization with professionals who are eminent in their respective fields. Competitive salary package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage. We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand the ability to deliver prompt and qualified service.

From the financial advisor handling our health care resources, to the IT professional enabling life‑saving data, to the nurse and physician on the front line of patient care, everyone plays a role in the care continuum. We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. One team, best pharmacy care, better lives.

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. 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. 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 (primary drug information texts), interpreting laboratory data, and/or reviewing client specific demographics. 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. 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, obtaining the client's medication history, and verifies any allergy information and assists with the medication reconciliation process.

Provides medication counselling regarding drug therapy to clients and/or their representative, as required. Provides allergy assessment and medication counselling for appropriate clients. 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 the collection of data for medication use evaluation projects and documents the required information.

Assists in maintaining adequate inventories, notes shortages, requisitions drugs and/or supplies and monitors expiry dates, reports procedural errors and participates in quality improvement activities. Participates in 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, polices and procedures.

Participates in the orientation of pharmacy students, residents, technicians, assistants and current staff members by demonstrating dispensary related functions, procedures, techniques and department equipment and by providing verbal guidance and input regarding progress, as assigned. Contributes to internal publications and participates in clinical drug trials by dispensing medications and completing associated documentation. 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. Knowledge of drug distribution processes in a community setting. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other health care practitioners, as well as clients, family members and the public.

Ability to operate related equipment and effectively use related software applications.

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📌 Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Services - Downtown Community Health Clinic - Vancouver
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