Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Royal Columbian Hospital

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Royal Columbian Hospital

The salary range for this position is CAD $57.45 - $71.77 / hour.

Job Summary

Are you looking for a place to showcase your clinical hospital pharmaceutical skills? We have the perfect Relief Full Time opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our team in AFIB & Heart Function at Royal Columbian Hospital located in New Westminster, BC. This relief position is available until approximately September 30, 2025 or return of incumbent.

Who are we?

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

As a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, you will provide the following services to our patients & colleagues:

• Consult with internal and external health care professionals on the application of advanced theory to the delivery of pharmaceutical care.
• Provide clinical direction on complex cases using evidence-based evaluations to evaluate drug therapies and patient medical histories.
• Participate in patient education and discharge consultations, providing recommendations in the planning and treatment assessment policies and procedures.
• Assist in the development of drug therapy guidelines for individual disease conditions.
• Identify and initiate clinical drug research.
• Prepare items such as case studies and articles for submission to professional journals.
• Conduct pharmacological education or in-service sessions.
• Represent the department on multidisciplinary care committees and at external events.

Additionally, we depend on your expertise to ensure that our pharmacists have the most current information as they validate prescriptions and identify safety concerns.

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.
• Post-graduate Doctor of Pharmacy Degree.
• One (1) year's pharmacy experience in the designated specialty area.

Our pharmacy team always aspires to improve and achieve the best possible care for our patients, enhancing their quality of life.

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.

We hire great people for outstanding jobs and need your help to expand our ability to deliver prompt and professional service. We aim to build an environment where you love the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health as an exceptional place to work.

Apply now to join our diverse team.

One team, best pharmacy care, better lives.

• Provides consultation services to internal and external health care professionals and applies advanced theory to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the delivery of pharmaceutical care in the designated specialty area.
• Provides clinical direction on complex cases, including evidence-based evaluations of drug therapy, attends patient care rounds, reviews medication histories, and provides patient education.
• Ensures quality assurance programs for the designated specialty area are maintained and policies followed according to departmental guidelines.
• Provides academic teaching in the designated specialty area to undergraduate and post-graduate students.
• Identifies and initiates clinical drug research, overseeing research activities and coordinating the involvement of research assistants.
• Conducts pharmacological education/in-service sessions in the designated specialty area.
• Participates in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and formulary decision-making.
• Participates in planning, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic cost-effectiveness programs.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates goals for the program team.
• Represents the department on multidisciplinary care committees and at external events.
• Provides pharmaceutical care to patients in the designated specialty area; monitors therapy and outcomes, and provides education to patients and families.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia. Completion of a Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program accredited by the Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB) supplemented by two (2) years of recent, relevant hospital pharmacy experience, including one (1) year's experience in the designated specialty area.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, including making presentations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with health practitioners, patients, and the public.
• Ability to coach, mentor, teach, and facilitate learning within a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to independently recommend, implement, monitor, and alter pharmacotherapeutic plans based on patient-specific information.
• Ability to conduct clinical research studies.

Fraser Health serves over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. We are committed to maintaining an environment of respect, caring, and trust.

Together, we are the heart of health care.