Clinical Pharmacist — Clinical/Hospital Pharmacist

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VIHA-7585

Status Open Site Cowichan District Hospital Site Type Hospital Type of Position Full-Time Date Range Date Range FTE 1 Hours of Work 0730 -1600, 0830-1700 and as per operational needs On Call On Call

Qualifications, Education and Skills

Requisites

Qualifications - B.Sc. Pharm. and current Licensure with the College of Pharmacists of BC
- Completion of a Hospital Pharmacy Residency program
- Pharm.D.

Role and Facility Information

Island Health is hiring a full-time Clinical Pharmacist to join the pharmacy team at Cowichan District Hospital.

As the Clinical Pharmacist, you are responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care.

Quw’utsun Valley Hospital – Opening 2027

Help shape the future of care in Cowichan. Expected to open in 2027, the new Quw’utsun Valley Hospital / Quw’utsun Hulitun-ew’t-hw will replace Cowichan District Hospital with a modern facility designed for 204 beds. With expanded services, purpose-built clinical spaces and Indigenous perspectives informing its design, the new hospital offers an exciting opportunity to build your career and contribute to culturally safe, patient-centred care on Vancouver Island.

What You'll Do

- Provide patient specific individualization of drug therapy. Identify, resolve and prevent drug therapy problems using a patient-focused process which includes the assessment of a patient's drug therapy needs through chart review and interpretation of clinical and laboratory findings, patient interview, and in consultation with the multidisciplinary care team.

- Develop pharmaceutical care plans with follow-up evaluation of efficacy and adverse effect outcomes.

- Provide specialized clinical pharmacy services such as medication reconciliation with medication review, pharmacokinetic/therapeutic drug evaluation/monitoring and anticoagulation assessment/monitoring.

- Proactively communicate patient/therapeutic care plan issues with patients, physicians, nurses and other members of patient care team.

- Participate in multidisciplinary patient care rounds and counsels patients on appropriate use of medications.

- Process prescriptions, assist in maintaining inventory control/cost accounting for drugs and direct and monitor the activities of drug distribution Pharmacy Assistants as per the typical duties and responsibilities of a pharmacist.

- Participate in medication use management activities including, preparing drug information/formulary reviews (i.e. submissions for Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, IV manual drug monographs, clinical order set drug modules, guidelines or protocols), collecting data and/or developing criteria and standards for specific medication use evaluations.

- Provide instruction and/or experiential learning and training to new pharmacist staff, undergraduate pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.

- Perform other related duties as assigned.

What You'll Need to Apply

- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.

- Post-Graduate Clinical Training/Hospital Residency Program (Postgraduate Year 1 – PGY1): One-year accredited residency through Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB).

- Successful completion of PEBC Qualifying Exam (I and II - MCQ and OSCE), Jurisprudence Exam, and practical training/internship as required by your provincial regulatory authority.

- Registration with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia.

What We Offer

- Competitive salary: $54.49 - $68.10 per hour plus applicable shift differentials.

- Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision.

- Municipal Pension Plan with employer contributions.

- 4 weeks paid vacation (prorated to FTE) plus 13 statutory holidays.

- Continuing education and professional development opportunities.

- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible candidates.

If you’re passionate about high-quality care and excited to begin your next chapter on Vancouver Island, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka’wakw Peoples. As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous-specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.

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