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About the Role
This role offers a unique opportunity to practice pharmacy to your full scope, combining traditional dispensing with patient-facing clinical care in homes. You will play a key role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medications, optimizing therapy, providing education, and delivering exceptional client-centred care. The role offers autonomy, variety, and flexibility to practice independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
- Accountable for clinical and technical aspects of drug distribution, including prescription review, patient counseling, and resolving drug-related problems.
- Provide direct patient-centered care in home-based settings, including medication reconciliation, consultation, and follow-up.
- Identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems by conducting medication histories and developing care plans.
- Attend and contribute to interdisciplinary care rounds.
- Participate in the implementation and management of quality improvement projects related to pharmacy practice.
- Provide consultation and advise the interprofessional team on drug usage and therapeutic outcomes.
- Contribute to Ontario Health Team-related initiatives to advance patient care.
- Apply advanced clinical knowledge to assess, design, implement, and evaluate medication use initiatives and clinical pharmacy services.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited post-secondary Pharmacy Program (e.g., B.Sc Phm, M. Sc Phm, PharmD).
- Registered, licensed, and in good standing with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
- Successful completion of an OCP-approved injection training course is preferred.
- Valid certification in CPR and First Aid is recommended.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from various groups.
- Experience in working with older adults is preferred.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong focus on social determinants of health and commitment to social justice.
- Strong leadership skills are an asset.
- Ability to integrate and apply critical thinking skills to client care and work independently.
- Committed to client-centered care and health teaching experience.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision and manage competing priorities.
- Ability to perform all technical duties involved in medication dispensing.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with variables in situations with limited standardization.
- Confident with Infection Prevention and Control practices and use of PPE.
- Valid driver’s license and access to a car is preferred but not mandatory.
Skills
- Clinical pharmacy
- Technical pharmacy skills
- Patient counseling
- Medication reconciliation
- Care plan development
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Quality improvement
- Drug usage consultation
- Therapeutic outcomes
- Medication use initiatives
- Communication
- Relationship building
- Critical thinking
- Client-centered care
- Health teaching
- Problem-solving
- Infection Prevention and Control
Location
- Head office (30 Soudan Avenue)
- Community
- Patients' homes
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Commensurate with experience
Education Level
- Graduate from an accredited post-secondary Pharmacy Program (e.g., B.Sc Phm, M. Sc Phm, PharmD)
Salary/Compensations
- $50-$55 per hour
Benefits
- Benefits and pension plan for permanent eligible employees
- Compensation for education and professional development
- Comprehensive orientation and training
- Mentorship and peer support
- Career development opportunities
- Employee and family assistance program
- Wellness resources
- Perks & discounts
- Staff & service provider events
About the Company
- VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) is one of the largest not-for-profit home care providers in Ontario.
- Our team is made up of close to 3,000 caring and committed professionals.
- VHA is accredited with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada.
- VHA is an RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organization designate.
- VHA is a founding member agency of United Way Greater Toronto.
Equal Opportunity
- VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We champion inclusion and diversity in all parts of our organization.
- A diverse workforce is key to the ongoing and future success of VHA.
- We aim to review all applicants with fair and unbiased recruitment practices.
- Opportunities are presented based on merits, skills, and experience.
- VHA is committed to providing reasonable accommodation.
- Our services are accessible and sensitive to the needs of diverse groups.
- If you require any accommodation, please let us know in advance.