About the Role
Join our team as a Practice Consultant, Knowledge Translation. This role acts as a subject matter expert and resource for registrants, staff, committees, and the public on legislative requirements, standards of practice, policies, and guidelines related to pharmacy practice. You will identify trends in practice issues and develop tools and materials to assist registrants and College staff. This is a contract position ending in April 2028.
Responsibilities
- Receive and respond to pharmacy practice inquiries (verbal and written) from the public, College registrants and staff.
- Continuously monitor practice queries for trends and conduct research to support the development or revision of College standards, policies, guidelines, and practice tools.
- Develop tools or materials for College registrants and staff to enhance understanding of the legislative framework and practice expectations under the Code of Ethics, Standards, Policies, and Guidelines.
- Assist with reviewing and updating the College’s Practice website content.
- Ensure practice resources for the pharmacy profession are appropriate, innovative, timely, and result in active uptake, aligned with organizational approach and the College Performance Measurement Framework (CPMF).
- Develop a feedback loop to assess resource appropriateness and registrant and staff understanding of created practice resources.
- Support College initiatives including committees and working groups, as requested.
- Act as a resource and provide legislative guidance to College staff.
- Develop strategies to ensure OCP uses knowledge to produce action resulting in safe quality care aligned with its mandate.
- Develop various communication modalities for complex concepts and findings in clear, simple language for a wide range of audiences.
- Support College staff with organizational and departmental goals and/or projects related to KT initiatives.
- Continually examine work processes and identify opportunities for improving efficiencies through technology, elimination, or alteration of work processes, and make recommendations to the Manager.
- Work within records management principles and guidelines for record keeping.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager.
Requirements
- Experience in a health policy/administration, public policy/administration, or equivalent is considered an asset.
- In-depth knowledge of the health system and/or role of health regulatory bodies would be considered a strong asset.
- Experience developing adult education material (knowledge translation) is considered an asset.
- Active Part A Pharmacist license in Ontario plus member in good standing with the College.
- Must have 2 years of related experience in a pharmacy (Community and/or Hospital practice).
- Minimum 3 years practice experience.
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Contract
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 3 years practice experience
- 2 years of related experience in a pharmacy (Community and/or Hospital practice)
Salary/Compensations
- The above Salary Range is our Hiring Range which is commensurate with experience
About the Company
- We are the registering and regulating body for the profession of pharmacy practice in Ontario with a mandate to serve and protect the public interest.
- In addition to ascertaining all registrants meet professional standards, the College sets and ensures ongoing adherence to professional and operational standards as it leads the advancement of pharmacy.
Equal Opportunity
- OCP IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING ACCESSIBILITY AND DIVERSITY.
- Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.
