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About the Role
The Pharmacist will participate in providing direct pharmaceutical care to inpatients and outpatients as a member of the interdisciplinary care team. Duties include patient counseling, medication monitoring, student mentoring, drug utilization reviews, liaison with Community Pharmacists, and education/drug information. The Pharmacist also participates in clinical pharmacy research.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the provision of direct pharmaceutical care to inpatients/outpatients as a member of the interdisciplinary care team.
- Patient counseling.
- Medication monitoring.
- Student mentoring.
- Drug utilization reviews.
- Liaison with Community Pharmacists.
- Education/drug information.
- Participate in clinical pharmacy research.
Requirements
- Graduate of a recognized School of Pharmacy.
- Eligible for registration with the Nova Scotia Pharmacy Regulator (NSPR).
- Completion of a Hospital pharmacy residency program and/or equivalent related direct patient care experience (minimal 2 years) in a hospital setting preferred.
- BLS (Basic Life Support) required.
- Knowledge of medication patient safety therapeutics required.
- Knowledge of medication patient safety concepts an asset.
- Experience in evidence based clinical research an asset.
- Strong teaching ability/experience required.
- Experience in critical appraisal of scientific literature required.
- Proven effective oral and written communication skills required.
- Experience as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team required.
- Ability to prioritize work responsibilities and to work well under time pressures required.
- Demonstrated interest in professional development and lifelong learning required.
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred.
Skills
- Patient counseling
- Medication monitoring
- Student mentoring
- Drug utilization reviews
- Liaison with Community Pharmacists
- Education/drug information
- Clinical pharmacy research
- Medication patient safety therapeutics
- Medication patient safety concepts
- Evidence based clinical research
- Teaching
- Critical appraisal of scientific literature
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Multidisciplinary healthcare team collaboration
- Prioritization
- Working under time pressures
- Professional development
- Lifelong learning
- French language skills
Location
- Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Work Type
- Casual Hourly FT long-assignment
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimal 2 years direct patient care experience in a hospital setting preferred
Education Level
- Graduate of a recognized School of Pharmacy
- Hospital pharmacy residency program preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $49.42 - $63.29 hourly
Benefits
- Health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Travel coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- Life insurance coverage
- Defined benefit pension plan
About the Company
- Nova Scotia Health is the province's largest provider of health services, driven by excellence in health, healing, and learning.
- Across hospitals, health centres, and community programs, our people deliver innovative, high-quality care that impacts lives across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.
- Nova Scotia offers a lifestyle as rewarding as the work itself, with meaningful career opportunities, supportive teams, and work-life balance.
Equal Opportunity
- Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve.
- We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.