Pharmacist - Tw IP Patient Care

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Union: Non-Union
Site: Toronto Western Hospital
Department: Pharmacy, focus on TW Pre-Admission Clinic
Reports to: Pharmacy Clinical Site Leader
Work Model: On-Site
Grade: D0:09
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: $91,833 to $114,791 annually (To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)
Shifts: Days, Evenings, Weekends, On Call
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: November 29, 2024

Position Summary

In the pre-admission clinic, the pharmacist is a member of the Surgical Pre-Admission Clinic team, providing patient-focused care to a variety of surgical populations. The pharmacist conducts and documents patient interviews, anticipates and communicates drug therapy problems with inpatient team, and works with interprofessional team to provide medication instructions in advance of elective surgical admissions

The successful candidate must possess sound knowledge in the provision of pharmaceutical care, have superior interprofessional, communication and organizational skills, and demonstrated teamwork in a patient care setting. The candidate must hold a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (or equivalent degree) and be eligible for Ontario licensure. Applicants should have experience in providing patient-centered care in a hospital pharmacy setting, and experience in a surgical setting would be an asset. A hospital pharmacy residency certificate, and active membership in CSHP and other professional societies are also assets for this position.

Duties

• Conducting best possible medication history (BPMH) interviews, performing medication reconciliation, review all doctors' medication orders for appropriateness
• Identify, resolve and prevent drug therapy problems with the patient and health care team
• Monitor drug therapy for effectiveness, toxicity and adherence to evidence based medicine/guidelines
• Follow-up on medication incidents and promote safe medication practices on the unit
• Respond to drug information questions
• Patient education
• Facilitate discharge reconciliation
• Provide direct and/or functional supervision of technician staff
• Facilitate and support clinical teaching and research activities within the department, while exemplifying UHN's values of patient needs come first, safety, compassion, teamwork, integrity, and stewardship

• Possess a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent required
• Certificate of competency from the Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada required
• Active registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacists (Part A) required
• Hospital pharmacy practice experience with patient-centered care experience is a requirement
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Hospital Pharmacy residency an asset
• Membership in the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists and/or other professional societies an asset

Why join UHN?
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.