Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $54.49 - $68.10 / hour

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $54.49 - $68.10 / hour

Job Summary

Are you looking for a place to showcase your clinical hospital pharmaceutical skills?

We have the perfect Full-Time opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist - Community Pharmacy Programs to join our team at raser Health Community Fraser Valley - Abbotsford, BC.

Who are we?

We are a collaboration of four premier health employers Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence and Vancouver Coastal health. We provide an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence for our clients. We are committed to investing in your career development in creating an environment where you can advance your career.

As a Clinical Pharmacist you will work to provide the following services to our patients:

- Individualized pharmacotherapy
- Counselling patients about their medication therapy
- Work in collaboration with physicians, and other health care providers to develop implement and monitor therapeutic plans
- Assist in the development of drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions
- Prepare and submit for publication in professional journals, case studies and articles that share new knowledge
- Acts as department resource person within your assigned area
- Participate in medication use evaluations, quality improvement initiatives and clinical drug trials
- Provides mentorship and supervision to pharmacy students, residents and new staff.
- Additionally, we would depend on your expertise to ensure that prescriptions are validated and dispensed accurately; and that medication safety concerns,



working with the health care team to resolve discrepancies and/or problems are resolved expediently; your professional practice activities shall be documented proficiently.

To Join Us You Will Need

- Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
- Completion of an accredited Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program

Here’s What We Have For You

- 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.

Detailed Overview

The Clinical Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Programs, provides clinical pharmacy services for community dwelling clients including individualization of client medication therapy; client medication counselling; consultation with physicians, nurses and other health care providers to develop and discuss therapeutic plans and assistance in the development of drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions and provides academic detailing sessions for physicians to optimize prescribing practices.





Provides support to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee by preparing written summaries and recommendations on drug usage; contributes items such as case studies and articles for submission to professional journals; acts as department resource person in the assigned area of responsibility; participates in medication use evaluations; provides instruction and/or supervision to pharmacy students and residents.

Responsibilities

- Consults with physicians, nurses and other health care providers to develop and discuss therapeutic plans appropriate for each client based on medication appropriateness, client environment and assessment of clinical responses. Ensures appropriate documentation is maintained in the client health record in accordance with regulations, protocols and practice standards.
- Individualizes client medication therapy by performing activities such as referencing standard literature/publications and client demographic information, reviewing client charts and laboratory test results, meeting with the client and health care team to assess clinical response of the client to medication therapy and modifying or developing therapeutic plans to ensure that medication therapy is consistent with the client's needs.
- Provides client medication counselling regarding drug therapy by reviewing reference literature, summarizing information and meeting with clients and their families to provide and explain information and plans, demonstrating procedures, techniques and use of equipment, and assessing client's/family's understanding of the procedures, techniques and equipment.
- Assists the health care team in developing drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions by reviewing current literature, compiling and analyzing information relating to current therapy guidelines, providing suggestions and recom

📌 Clinical Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy Programs (Abbotsford)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Abbotsford