Long Term Care Dispensary Pharmacist - Internal

London Drugs INTERNAL•Lethbridge, AB

11d•Onsite

About The Position

As a valued London Drugs family member, the opportunities for career growth are unlimited! Here is a great chance for you to grow your skills and experience. We are seeking innovative, geriatric patient focused professionals to join our team! We currently have opportunities for: Continuing Care Dispensary Pharmacist. London Drugs means many things to many people. As a London Drugs Continuing Care Dispensary pharmacist, it means providing indirect patient care in a team-oriented work environment involving clinical pharmacists, regulated pharmacy technicians, assistants, doctors and nurses. A continuing-care focused dispensary that fosters professional excellence in a team setting divergent from conventional retail dispensaries. Pharmacy technicians and state-of-the-art technology are used to relieve pharmacists from routine tasks and allow them to concentrate on practicing pharmacy. You will be given the tools and opportunity to practice your profession in a well-equipped pharmacy with regular pharmacist over-lap, which helps optimize patient care. Resident care is paramount. All pharmacists are committed to maintaining professionalism and innovative resident care services. You have a desire to actively engage in therapeutic evaluation of prescriptions, monitoring patient profiles/electronic charts, clinical services support as per Alberta Pharmacy Services Framework and overseeing compounding and unit-dose packaging activities. You are interested in disease management and compliance programs as well as being involved with seminars, workshops and clinics. If you are looking for a challenging position in our long term care pharmacy division and have the professionalism, commitment to excellence and drive to join our team of exceptional pharmacists, London Drugs is the place for you. We are actively hiring for this Pharmacist role and are reviewing applications ASAP. Relocation assistance and signing bonuses may be available for qualified candidates.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
License to practice Pharmacy in Canada
Registered with Alberta College of Pharmacists
Willing to participate in continued education to upgrade his/her knowledge
Good communication skills
Excellent customer and staff relations
Ability to work as a team player and have a team approach
Ability to work quickly, multi-task and work well under pressure
A high level of professionalism, energy and enthusiasm
Strong computer skills
Current Hepatitis vaccination (will be provided at no cost)

Nice To Haves

Geriatric patient focused

Responsibilities

Providing indirect patient care in a team-oriented work environment
Fostering professional excellence in a team setting
Practicing pharmacy with the assistance of pharmacy technicians and technology
Practicing your profession in a well-equipped pharmacy with regular pharmacist over-lap
Maintaining professionalism and innovative resident care services
Actively engage in therapeutic evaluation of prescriptions
Monitoring patient profiles/electronic charts
Clinical services support as per Alberta Pharmacy Services Framework
Overseeing compounding and unit-dose packaging activities
Disease management and compliance programs
Involvement with seminars, workshops and clinics