Clinical Practice Leader, Pharmacy Services

Humber River Health • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$118,527 - CA$144,204 • Onsite

About The Position

Humber River Health is seeking a Clinical Practice Leader for its Pharmacy Services team. This role involves supervising and coordinating clinical activities of pharmacists, overseeing clinical pharmacy practice programs, medication use systems, and quality initiatives to prevent medication adverse events. The goal is to ensure medication use aligns with evidence-based best practices and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will be results-oriented, highly motivated, self-directed, and innovative, with a visionary, creative, and collaborative supervisory style. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining practice standards and procedures for clinical pharmacists within Humber River Health. The successful applicant will develop, plan, organize, and evaluate clinical programs, quality assurance activities, administrative support, teaching, and research activities, while overseeing pharmaceutical care related to patient pharmacotherapy and acting as a resource and consultant.

Requirements

• Entry level Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a recognized school of Pharmacy or equivalent education.
• Minimum 5 years of Pharmacist experience in a hospital setting required
• Experience in a direct patient care environment (Hospital Pharmacy) within the previous 5 years
• Registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Pharmacists – Part A (Pharmacists providing direct patient care)
• Proven leadership abilities and an understanding of concepts of adult learning
• Demonstrated abilities in research and/or scholarly activity
• Ability to prioritize workload
• Familiarity with Adult Education to design, deliver and evaluate educational programs
• Demonstration of excellent communication, critical thinking, decision making, detail orientation and problem solving skills within a fast paced, complex and continually changing environment
• Demonstrated commitment to professional practice standards and quality standards
• Excellent team building, interpersonal, diplomacy and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated strong commitment to development of Pharmacy professionals in an acute care environment using coaching, diplomacy and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills
• Excellent presentation and computer skills
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities
• Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Meditech, SwissLog, or Omnicell experience

Responsibilities

• Champion Best Practice
• Enhance the delivery of the clinical pharmacy services through the development of departmental and individual clinical practice, development of the clinical abilities of the staff, and education of the pharmacy students/residents overseeing all clinical
• Work with clinical pharmacists to coordinate patient care activities and oversees all clinical activities of the department for all staff pharmacists.
• Proactively and collaboratively promotes cost-effective, high-quality care through the development and implementation of clinical initiatives.
• Develops policies, protocols and guidelines that support the creation and maintenance of the clinical pharmacy program, ensuring compliance with the Ontario College of Pharmacists, Accreditation Canada and regulatory standards.
• Monitor and evaluate staff and program compliance with professional best practices and standards referring complex issues to the Management Team; conducts competency assessments for pharmacists
• Oversees pharmacy practice programs, medication use systems, and quality initiatives to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events working to ensure medication use is aligned with evidence-based best practices and regulatory standards
• Identify gaps in clinical pharmacy practices, competencies, and service quality; develop educational strategies, plans, and content (e.g., policies, processes, technologies) in consultation with unit leadership team and clinical staff; and evaluate post-training outcomes
• Provides support to the Medication Safety Committee and other multidisciplinary committee meetings.
• Participates in departmental and hospital programs directed at improving patient care standards including pharmaceutical care services
• Advocate/facilitate use of best practices for clinical pharmacists; adjust practice changes as they occur to bring staff to new standard
• Develop reports of staff disciplinary actions for submission to regulatory health professional colleges and professional associations in collaboration with Manager and Director
• Coordinates pharmacy department seminars/continuing education courses
• Assists the Pharmacy Department Managers and Director in setting departmental goals and implementing projects that advance clinical and distributive pharmacy services
• Attend and actively participate in departmental and team meetings.
• Coach/Mentor Pharmacist Staff
• Participate in site specific and departmental staff development by designing, evaluating and providing in-services and continuing education programs and by serving as a preceptor and role model.
• Coach/mentor clinical pharmacist staff; train new staff during orientation and monitor against best practice standards; recommend disciplinary actions for staff noncompliance with professional and operational requirements and standards to Manager(s)/Director and monitor outcomes
• Participates in performance improvement activities with a focus on medication safety and clinical work process improvement. Documents investigative follow-up on reported medication events and provides feedback to employees directly involved in medication events/errors.
• Lead development of the clinical abilities of the staff, and education/mentorship of the pharmacy students and pharmacy residency.
• Research and Implement Practice Improvement
• Identify and implement quality improvement programs and continuous quality assurance initiatives including digital competency to advance the medication use systems and promote optimal patient outcomes.
• Participate on professional standards committee and consultation
• Assess quality of care from patients and the pharmacy team; develop, implement, and monitor performance benchmarks; compare and analyze data against other facility practices
• Identify research or demonstration grant or publication opportunities for clinical pharmacy. Prepare the applications and lead or participate in the research or demonstration project as required.
• Coach/mentor clinical staff in clinical best practices without direct supervisory responsibility
• Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.

Benefits

• Greater Toronto’s Top Employers recognition
• Evidence-based leadership
• Culture that consistently wows
• Member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN)
• Involved in research and academic collaboration
• Dedicated to high-quality patient care
• Values of compassion, professionalism, and respect
• Support for employees
• Accommodations available throughout the recruitment process and during employment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree