Pharmacist at Covenant Health Canada

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Location: Edmonton

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Reports To: Pharmacy Manager.

Are you passionate about medication therapy for patients in a patient centered model to ensure medications are used safely and appropriately? Do you have experience in assessing patients for potential and actual drug related problems and intervening to resolve or prevent drug related problems, to optimize patient outcomes? If this is you, we've got your perfect opportunity as a Pharmacist 1 working out of our Integrated Services Portfolio!

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a Pharmacist, you will actively participate in patient care rounds, liaise with members of the healthcare team and develop a professional relationship with the patient and their family to formulate and implement a medication treatment plan. You will also obtain and/or incorporate additional prescribing wherever practice allows, document all direct patient care activities in the patient’s healthcare record and participate in drug stewardship and quality improvement initiatives to improve the quality of patient care.

This Pharmacist 1 position is responsible for maintaining their own professional development and participating in the precepting and mentoring of other staff and students, ensuring accurate and efficient dispensing of medication including providing functional supervision for pharmacy operations and performing administrative responsibilities when required.

You will bring a strong skillset around patient-centered healthcare service, collaboration and cross-functional teaming and can be influential within an integrated team environment.

At Covenant Health, we are called to continue the healing ministry of Jesus by serving with compassion, upholding the sacredness of life in all stages, and caring for the whole person–body, mind and soul. This Pharmacy position will commit to incorporate our mission, vision, and our values, which are Compassion, Respect, Collaboration, Social Justice, Integrity and Stewardship, and uphold our ethical traditions as foundational aspects in all actions and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provision of direct patient care: Establish and maintain a clinical practice within a multidisciplinary team to proactively manage medication therapy for patients with complex and high-risk medication regimens, in collaboration with other members of the team. Determine the patient’s desired therapeutic outcomes and evaluate alternatives to achieve these outcomes. Provide education and training designed to enhance patient understanding and appropriate use of his/her medications, and to enhance adherence with therapeutic regimens.

• Coordinate accurate and efficient dispensing of medications: Exercise clinical judgment, reviews and monitor medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness, and make necessary changes through appropriate channels. Verify that medication orders and patient information are accurately entered in pharmacy computer system. Oversee record system for narcotics, controlled drugs and study/investigational drugs, as required by legislation.

• Responsible for own professional development and supporting the professional development of others: Maintain professional development as required by the Alberta College of Pharmacy. Promote professional development of self and others by attending and presenting at educational rounds, journal club, etc. Serve as a resource to staff in area of responsibility for all clinical pharmacy policies, procedures and practice standards. Precepts students in the undergraduate PharmD, post professional Pharm D and/or residency programs, etc.

• Perform administrative responsibilities: Document daily workload measurement statistics. Collect clinical benchmarking data as required. Complete all necessary reports including but not limited to: safety reports, adverse drug reaction reports, antimicrobial usage forms, etc. Act as liaison between pharmacy department and program in area of responsibility. Actively participate in and represents pharmacy in various internal and external committees, when required.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Education: Baccalaureate degree in Pharmacy. Completion of an accredited Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Residency is an asset. Doctor of Pharmacy or other advanced degree is an asset. Equivalencies may be considered.
• Experience: Previous hospital experience in a similar institution. Experience with the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care within the hospital setting. Experience with a multi-disciplinary patient care team. Experience with sterile compounding, TPN computerized medication order entry, and unit dose drug distribution is an asset.
• Skills: Up to date knowledge of the clinical area. Effective drug information retrieval skills to identify information sources and provide current, accurate information. Medical terminology and abbreviations, generic and brand names, pharmacy laws and regulations, calculations, and dispensary function. Basic computer skills. Effective communication skills, Strong stakeholder engagement and time management skills. Good problem solving and organizational skills. Ability to safeguard Covenant Health information as private and confidential.
• Required Licensures/Certificates/Professional Membership: Eligible or currently registered with the Alberta College of Pharmacy. Certificate of competency from the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada. Additional Prescribing Authorization granted by the Alberta College of Pharmacists (required to obtain within 18 months of hire date for all new hires into permanent positions). Authorization to administer drugs by injection granted by the Alberta College of Pharmacists (an asset). Alberta Health and Wellness Practitioner Identification Number (PRAC ID) (required). Completion of an accredited hospital residency program or Pharm D program (an asset). Active membership in the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (an asset).

Some Required Competencies Include:

• Patient-Centered Healthcare Service: You know how to prioritize the needs of patients, and support the realization of preplanned patient outcomes.
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: You excel at strategic relationship building and are able to leverage professional connections to deliver on the different areas of work that contribute to the vision of the team/organization.
• Collaboration & Communication: You understand the relational dynamics between your role and other roles within the interdisciplinary team and you’re able to work collaboratively with team members to deliver on immediate goals. You are also good at effectively communicating timelines, updates, capacity, etc.
• Passionate & Action Oriented: You have a genuine commitment to improve the healthcare experience for both employees and those we serve as well as a desire to contribute to healthcare initiatives within a complex, unionized healthcare organization.
• Resilience: You have the skills to keep your eyes on the goal while effectively juggling multiple balls! You’re able to pivot and reevaluate priorities in a dynamic and ever-changing work environment while ensuring consistency and alignment with our overarching goal.

What We Offer:

• A collaborative and innovative work environment where you can make a real difference.
• An organization that shines the spotlight on and celebrates individual efforts and teamwork.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization.
• A culture that values work-life balance and well-being.

Ready to Transform Healthcare with Us?

If you’re ready to take your expertise to the next level and contribute to a high-impact healthcare organization, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and support us to continue our effort towards delivering quality, patient-focused healthcare services.