Pharmacist in Abbotsford

Salary range for this position is CAD $54.49 - $68.10 / hour.

Are you motivated to join a dedicated team of health care providers in this dynamic and rewarding role? Are you interested in a career where you can make an impact on the well-being of others?

We currently have an exciting Relief Full Time opportunity for a Pharmacist to join our team at Abbotsford Regional Hospital located in Abbotsford, BC. This relief role is available until August 2027 or until return of incumbent.

Here's why we believe you should apply:

• 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 aim to build an environment where you love the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you.

Detailed Overview:

The Pharmacist provides distribution pharmacy services by performing duties such as interpreting medication orders/prescriptions, assessing prescriptions for therapeutic suitability and ensuring that medications are efficiently and accurately dispensed and/or compounded and labelled and that dispensing records are complete. Communicates with physicians, patients, and/or other health care team members for prescription clarification and problem resolution. Provides instructions to others on proper use/administration, storage and/or disposal, possible side effects of prescribed and self-selected medications. Participates in the collection of data for medication use evaluation projects, implementation of dispensary based medication safety initiatives, quality control activities, contributes to internal publications and participates in clinical drug trials in accordance with established standards and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Interprets medication orders/prescriptions and dispenses medications using a computerized medication information system in accordance with legal, professional, and departmental policies, procedures and standards.
• Assesses prescriptions for therapeutic suitability by referring to standardized references (primary drug information texts), interpreting laboratory data, and/or reviewing patient specific demographics.
• Reviews patient profiles for any patient allergies, potential drug interactions, therapeutic duplications or contraindications.
• Withholds medications until safety concerns are resolved.
• Documents the outcome of the interaction with the prescriber.
• Provides instructions to others on proper use/administration, storage and/or disposal, possible side effects of prescribed and self-selected medications.
• Communicates verbally and in writing, with physicians, nurses and other professionals and provides drug information using appropriate reference material.
• Participates in obtaining medication history from select patients and verifies any allergy information and assists with medication reconciliation process.
• Ensures that medications are efficiently and accurately dispensed and/or compounded and labelled and that dispensing records are completed.
• Provides medication counselling regarding drug therapy to patients and/or their families, as required.
• Documents patient interactions in the patient health care record in a standardized format.
• Participates in the collection of data for medication use evaluation projects and documents the required information.
• Assists in maintaining adequate inventories, notes shortages, requisitions drugs and/or supplies and monitors expiry dates, reports procedural errors and participates in quality improvement activities.
• Maintains records for narcotic and controlled drugs, special access program drugs and departmental statistics in accordance with legal, professional and departmental standards, policies and procedures.
• Participates in the orientation of pharmacy students, residents, technicians, assistants and new staff members by demonstrating dispensary related functions, procedures, techniques and department equipment.
• Contributes to internal publications and participates in clinical drug trials by dispensing medications and completing associated documentation.
• Participates in staff meetings, committees and other programs as required; identifies opportunities to improve processes and/or procedures to enable safe and efficient operations.
• Functions as a clinical pharmacist responsible for ensuring select patient drug related problems are resolved.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Current registration as a Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
• Knowledge of drug distribution processes in a hospital setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other health care practitioners, as well as patients, family members and the public.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health:

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust.