Original job description
Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Clinical Pharmacist to join our Vernon Jubilee Hospital Pharmacy Team in Vernon, BC. If Pharmacy is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, apply today!
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.
What We Offer
We offer a range of employee benefits and services for eligible positions, 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
Shift Premiums
Competitive wages
About The Job
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.
This is a Permanent Full Time (1.00) opportunity, working rotating day shift.
About this Location
Vernon is where lakeside charm, local legends, and adventure collide. With 301 days of sunshine, pristine lakes, endless forests, and a trail system that's earned us the title of Trails Capital of BC, it's an outdoor lover's paradise.
But that's not all-Vernon is a place of vibrant community, fertile vineyards, and fascinating people, always ready for fun, inspiration, or a good story. Whether you're hiking, biking, or simply soaking in the beauty, there's no shortage of unforgettable moments here.
Applicable positions may qualify for up to $15,000 as a recruitment incentive and/or be eligible for relocation allowance. Apply today!
Come join our team and see why we're one of B.C's Top Employers!
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Responsibilities
Provide clinical pharmacy services in acute and residential care, including personalized treatment assessments and expert drug information for healthcare professionals. Monitor medication prescribing and therapy for safety, effectiveness, and economy; communicate recommendations, document care, interpret medication orders, and dispense prescriptions according to applicable standards.
Requirements
The posting seeks an experienced Clinical Pharmacist who is reliable, flexible, motivated, and able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. No specific education, license, or years-of-experience requirements are stated.
Skills
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Medication Therapy Monitoring
- Patient Assessment
- Drug Information
- Medication Order Interpretation
- Prescription Dispensing
- Medication Safety
- Adverse Reaction Monitoring
- Drug Interaction Assessment
- Patient Care Documentation
- Interdisciplinary Communication
- Workload Recordkeeping
Benefits
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Employer-Paid Training and Education Opportunities
- Generous Vacation Entitlement
- Employer-Paid Health Benefits
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Shift Premiums
- Competitive Wages
- Recruitment Incentive
- Relocation Allowance
Visa sponsorship
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Keywords
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Clinical Pharmacy Services
- Acute Care
- Residential Care
- Medication Therapy
- Treatment Assessment
- Drug Information
- Medication Prescribing
- Medication Distribution
- Medication Safety
- Medication Effectiveness
- Medication Compliance
- Adverse Reactions
- Drug Interactions
- Medication Orders
- Prescription Dispensing
- Patient Health Records
- Computerized Systems
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Legal Standards
- Professional Standards
- Departmental Standards
