Clinical Pharmacist and Lecturer
About The Position
The Pharmacists Clinic (the Clinic) is an award-winning, innovative patient care clinic located at the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver campus. At this university-owned, pharmacist-led primary care clinic, staff clinicians provide comprehensive medication management services to patients in respectful collaboration with the patient's care team to optimize patient drug therapy outcomes. Patients come to the Clinic either by referral from their physician or self-referral and tend to be clinically complex. The Clinic does not offer prescription-filling services. Applications are invited from qualified individuals for an 18-month leave-replacement position as a Clinical Pharmacist and Lecturer within the Pharmacists Clinic.
Requirements
- Post-graduate training in pharmacy practice (residency, PharmD or MSc)
- License to practice as a full pharmacist in BC
- Authorization to administer immunizations (or the ability to become licensed and authorized) by the College of Pharmacists of BC
- Minimum of 2 years recent experience working in innovative, inter-professional patient care practice settings
- High level of comfort providing care to patients using comprehensive medication management (including motivational interviewing, critical thinking, prioritizing, problem-solving, documentation and follow-up)
- Teaching experience
- Minimum of 2 years of experience teaching, mentoring, or as a preceptor to pharmacy learners
- Ability to communicate diplomatically and effectively, both orally and in writing
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of PharmaCare policies and procedures, common drug products (dosage forms, costs, availability), and common nonprescription and natural health products
- Experience with patient assessments and technology (including point of care testing equipment, pharmacy software, and electronic medical records)
- An interest in pharmacy practice research
Responsibilities
- Provide care using a standardized comprehensive medication management approach
- Provide minor ailment and contraceptive services, administer injections, and order laboratory tests
- Develop effective inter-professional relationships with other health care practitioners in the collaborative care of patients
- Model professional behaviors and attitudes
- Provide a positive environment where students are actively engaged in the learning process
- Supervise students on experiential placement at the Clinic
- Assess performance and provide feedback to learners
- Participate in the development and maintenance of a steady flow of patient referrals to the Clinic
- Participate in outreach and community engagement initiatives as part of the Clinic team
- Participate in pharmacy practice research
- Participate in the development and maintenance of operational policies and procedures for the Clinic related to service delivery, data privacy, data security, use of technology, and other relevant aspects, to be determined.
Benefits
- Salary is negotiable, commensurate with experience and is subject to final budgetary approval.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
