Pharmacist I

Your Opportunity:

Under the direction of the Pharmacy Services, Drug Information & Application (DIA) Manager, the Pharmacist I – Drug Information and Application Pharmacist is responsible for assisting in the development, organization, and evaluation of drug information services and related work, such as: Providing AHS healthcare professionals with accurate, timely, and unbiased information on drugs and pharmacotherapy. Providing training, including but not limited to, managing drug information requests, accessing available drug information resources effectively and maintaining drug information resources for AHS Drug Information Services. Creating and maintaining AHS Parenteral Monographs as well as responding to questions related to monographs. Supporting SMART infusion pump drug library development, along with providing maintenance and continuous quality improvement monitoring. Supporting provincial standardization, as well as accreditation Canada requirements. There is flexibility as to the location of this hybrid position within the Province of Alberta. Travel between sites may occasionally be required.

Description:

As a Pharmacist I, you will be responsible for the safe, effective and efficient preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical services. You will manage medication therapy for patients, both initially and on an ongoing basis. In addition, you will provide assessment, intervention and resolution of potential or actual drug-related problems and oversee activities related to compounding and packaging.

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Pharmacist I
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Drug Information and Application Provincial Pharmacy Services
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 09-DEC-2024
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 19-DEC-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $54.69
• Maximum Salary: $62.88
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Experience applying evidence-based medicine in direct patient care (minimum 2 years) required. Effective oral and written communication skills required. Excellent organizational and time management skills, including ability to switch priorities and multitask, required. Proven ability to work both independently and cooperatively in a team environment required. Excellent skills using a variety of computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and pharmacy computer software required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Completion of accredited Canadian hospital pharmacy residency, post-graduate residency program specializing in drug information, or equivalent experience. PharmD or advanced clinical training credentials (e.g. Certified Diabetes Educator, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist). Recent hospital pharmacy experience preferred. Recent clinical experience providing care to patients as part of a multidisciplinary team (at least 1 year within the last 5 years) preferred.

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