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About the Role

The Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmacy services to patients admitted to Toronto Western Hospital as a member of the patient care team.

Responsibilities

• Conducting best possible medication history (BPMH) interviews
• Performing medication reconciliation
• Reviewing all doctors’ medication orders for appropriateness
• Identifying, resolving, and preventing drug therapy problems with the patient and health care team
• Monitoring drug therapy for effectiveness, toxicity, and adherence to evidence-based medicine/guidelines
• Following up on medication incidents
• Promoting safe medication practices on the unit
• Responding to drug information questions
• Patient education
• Facilitating discharge reconciliation
• Providing direct and/or functional supervision of technician staff
• Facilitating and supporting clinical teaching and research activities within the department
• Exemplifying UHN’s values of patient needs come first, safety, compassion, teamwork, integrity, and stewardship

Requirements

• 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
• 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.
• Please ensure you check your email regularly.
• 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.
• Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.
• Applicants need to make their requirements known.

Skills

• Hospital pharmacy residency an asset
• Membership in the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists and/or other professional societies an asset

Location

• Toronto Western Hospital

Work Type

• Permanent Full Time

Education Level

• Bachelor's of Science Degree in Pharmacy
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• Certificate of competency from the Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada
• Active registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacists (Part A)

Salary/Compensations

• CAD 48.51 - CAD 60.64 - hourly

Benefits

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• 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.)

About the Company

• UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital.
• With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre.
• As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
• UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine.
• UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
• UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Equal Opportunity

• UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace.