Staff Pharmacist
About The Position
Under the general direction of the Manager, Pharmacy, and while demonstrating a commitment to the Mission, Values and Management Philosophy of St. Boniface Hospital, the Pharmacist is responsible for performing clinical and distributive activities: ensuring that drug therapy ordered for inpatients and outpatients is safe, efficient and effective; clarifying medication orders and intervening when appropriate; verifying drug orders on a patient’s profile; overseeing the processing of prescriptions and sterile products and approving the final products; compounding sterile and extemporaneous products as required; promoting safe medication practices; performing therapeutic drug monitoring on selected patients and educating patients on medication use; assisting in the training/teaching of new pharmacists, support staff, and students, and participating in educational sessions; and performing other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy is required.
- Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada Certification required.
- License to practice in Manitoba required.
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks.
- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills.
- Ability to retain information which is of a confidential nature.
- Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with other individuals.
- Mature professional manner.
- Current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check.
Nice To Haves
- One (1) to three (3) years hospital pharmacy practice preferred.
- Pharmacy Residency preferred.
Responsibilities
- Performing clinical and distributive activities
- Ensuring that drug therapy ordered for inpatients and outpatients is safe, efficient and effective
- Clarifying medication orders and intervening when appropriate
- Verifying drug orders on a patient’s profile
- Overseeing the processing of prescriptions and sterile products and approving the final products
- Compounding sterile and extemporaneous products as required
- Promoting safe medication practices
- Performing therapeutic drug monitoring on selected patients
- Educating patients on medication use
- Assisting in the training/teaching of new pharmacists, support staff, and students
- Participating in educational sessions
- Performing other related duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
