Your Opportunity:
Pharmacy Services Vision at Alberta Health Services: To lead the nation in high quality pharmacy care through a team dedicated to collaboration, professionalism, and continual learning. Royal Alexandra Hospital: The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) is located in the heart of Edmonton and provides general and specialized medical and surgical health services. The hospital serves almost a million patients each year and is dedicated to the highest level of patient care, medical excellence, and compassion. The Royal Alex includes the Lois Hole Hospital for Women, which offers comprehensive, high-risk obstetrical and maternal care; the CK Hui Heart Centre, one of the leaders in cardiac care in Western Canada; the Eye Institute of Alberta, the only hospital-based comprehensive eye treatment centre in northern Alberta; and the Orthopedic Surgery Centre, specializing in in hip and knee arthroplasty. We embrace our inner city-ness and are proud of the Inner City Health and Wellness Program. As a training ground for medical, nursing and other health professions, students and residents with leading-edge medical technology, ground-breaking medical research and innovative training facilities, the Royal Alex is a great place to learn and develop in your career. This pharmacist position will provide clinical services in the Emergency Department at the RAH. Clinical duties may include medication reconciliation, developing and implementing care plans, seamless care activities, opiate medication management, and antimicrobial stewardship activities for patients in the ED. The pharmacist will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. Clinical placement subject to change based on operational needs.
Description:
As a Pharmacist I, you will be responsible for the safe, effective and efficient preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical services. You will manage medication therapy for patients, both initially and on an ongoing basis. In addition, you will provide assessment, intervention and resolution of potential or actual drug-related problems and oversee activities related to compounding and packaging.
Recovery Alberta: N Classification: Pharmacist I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Pharmacy Services Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.70 Posting End Date: 19-FEB-2025 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 10-MAR-2025 Temporary End Date: 10-JAN-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 7 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $54.69 Maximum Salary: $62.88 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Active or eligible for registration with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Additional Prescribing Authorization required (or must be achieved within 1 year of date of hire).
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working in an emergency department preferred. Experience working in a collaborative model preferred. Experience working with vulnerable populations preferred. Competence with connect care preferred. Completion of a Canadian accredited pharmacy residency program preferred. Advanced clinical pharmacy degree, e.g., post-baccalaureate PharmD preferred.
