Position Summary
Welcome to a region consistently ranked among the most desirable places to live in Canada! Interior Health has a career opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist to join the team at Cottonwood Care Centre in Kelowna and love where you live, work, and play. We are looking for someone who wishes to work at the leading edge of healthcare and advance their career!
The pay scale for this position is $51.37 - $64.19
What will you work on?
As a Clinical Pharmacist within our organization, you play a pivotal role in our multidisciplinary healthcare team, providing exemplary clinical pharmacy services across acute care and residential care settings. Your responsibilities encompass a range of critical tasks, from personalized treatment assessments to serving as the primary resource for drug information and education. You'll be instrumental in monitoring drug prescribing, distribution, and therapy, ensuring their safe, effective, and economical utilization in alignment with our organization's vision and values.
Practicing patient-centered care, you'll meticulously monitor ongoing drug therapy, evaluating factors such as effectiveness, compliance, and adverse reactions. Your keen attention to detail extends to maintaining accurate workload records and documenting essential findings in patient health records or computerized systems. Additionally, you'll interpret medication orders, ensuring their accurate input and dispensation while actively identifying and resolving drug therapy problems through collaboration with healthcare practitioners. Your commitment to excellence in patient care is fundamental to our shared mission of delivering exceptional healthcare outcomes.
This is a permanent part time (0.41FTE) position working rotating day shifts.
How will we help you grow?
We provide you with an orientation customized to meet your needs and immediate support and access from excellent colleagues. You will have access to work in an interdisciplinary environment where patients are at the centre of care. We also offer continuous education opportunities and you work alongside within a supportive Pharmacy team!
Reasons to Apply at Interior Health... What we can do for you
• We offer a work environment conducive to growth and development of strong clinical pharmacy skills
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Access to many clinical resources, including clinical pharmacy specialist support for all pharmacists
• Continuous educational opportunities
• Interdisciplinary environments where patients are at the centre of care
• A balanced lifestyle that allows you to maintain the quality of life you desire.
Join our team as we build clinical pharmacy practice across Interior Health through innovation, progression, and dedication! Apply Today!
Qualifications
• Current registration as a pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.
• Certification of completion of an Accredited Canadian Pharmacy Residency program (ACPR1); OR
A combination of at least one year of full time equivalent (FTE) recent relevant clinical pharmacy experience and recognized advanced education courses;
OR
A combination of at least 3 years of full time equivalent (FTE) recent relevant clinical pharmacy experience and an equivalent combination of training, knowledge and experience.
• Active membership in the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists is encouraged.
Comments
This posting is covered by the Provincial Health Officer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders and selected applicant(s) must comply.
Interior Health now offers assistance from an Aboriginal Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with internal career exploration, send your question via email to AboriginalEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor. We invite applicants to self-identify as First nations, Métis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes.