Territorial Specialist Pharmacy

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Located in Yellowknife and reporting directly to the Territorial Manager, Acute Care (TM AC), the Territorial Specialist, Pharmacy will provide the planning, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating of resources for the provision of pharmaceutical services throughout the NTHSSA. The incumbent supports regional pharmacy teams with maintaining and monitoring the procurement and distribution of medications and provides drug information and education within the NTHSSA. Such services, including select educational services, may be provided to NTHSSA regions, the TCSA and the HRHSSA. The Territorial Specialist, Pharmacy will be called upon to address and resolve a variety of challenges on a daily basis. These can range from addressing client’s complaints, providing briefing notes to the Director of Health Services, providing advice and direction to other Territorial Leads, Territorial Specialists, and Regional Managers, and representing the NTHSSA in meetings or conferences.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
Baccalaureate degree program in Pharmacy and ten (10) years of recent healthcare/clinical area setting. Must be eligible for registration under the NWT Pharmacy Act, meet the requirements for licensing as a pharmacist in the NWT, and must be willing to become a member of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacist.

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
******@gov.nt.ca

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