Consultant Pharmacist - LTC *12 week term

Overview

The Consultant Pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmacy services to contracted continuing care facilities, customers and medical practitioners.  The Consultant Pharmacist will play a key role in achieving departmental excellence in the areas of patient focused care, customer service, workflow efficiencies, corporate pharmacy programs and contractual requirements of continuing care facilities based on corporate agreements.  The Pharmacist will also provide guidance and supervision to Pharmacy Students, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants.  The Pharmacist will ensure that all patients are offered and receive professional clinical services. The Pharmacist will occasionally be on site at the continuing care facilities for many different reasons.  The Consultant Pharmacists provide education for nursing staff and complete audits on stat boxes supplies (provided by the pharmacy), antibiotic use, antipsychotic use, wound care. Consultants provide quarterly reports to the continuing are facility administration, as well as reviews all medication errors related to their facilities. Actively contributes to an environment of employee and customer engagement.

This is a dedicated Long-Term Care professional office environment. Candidates will be required to have a working vehicle and ability to travel to Nursing Home locations up to 1.5 hours away.

NOTE: This is a 12 weeks term role.

Job Description

Customer Offering

• Exceed customer expectations
• Acknowledge customers promptly and professionally
• Demonstrate warmth, empathy and compassion towards the customer
• Provide superior customer service to every customer
• Participate on contracted facility committees as per contractual obligations

Patient Focused Care

• Provision of clinical services focused on continuing care contractual obligations (i.e. disease state management, medication reviews, full scope of practice, reporting, after-hours emergency service)
• The consultant pharmacist sits on committees, does biannual medication reviews as part of a team with nurses, physicians, and NPs. The consultant pharmacists provide education for nursing staff and complete audits on stat boxes supplies (provided by the pharmacy), antibiotic use, antipsychotic use, wound care. Consultants provide quarterly reports to the continuing are facility administration, as well as reviews all medication errors related to their facilities. 
• Ensure prescription safety prioritizing technical functions to Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants as required
• Initiate care plans, follow up and proper documentation
• Collect relevant patient, drug and disease information
• Identification of actual and potential drug related problems 
• Monitor medication adherence
• Provide patient counselling for new therapy and provide education to patients/caregivers
• Tailor counselling to the needs and concerns of the patient (i.e. literacy, hearing loss, privacy, etc.)

Corporate Pharmacy Service Programs

• Responsible for understanding all Corporate Pharmacy Services offerings and providing each customer with the program that meets their health care needs

Other

• Other duties as required

Job Requirements

Technical Skills

Required:

• Above average communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Team player committed to customer service excellence
• Self-directed and able to work independently to meet strict deadlines

Preferred:

• Knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Experience with Kroll

Educational and Working Experience

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized institution
• Must be a licensed pharmacist in the province of responsibility
• Injection certification

Preferred:

• Professional Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy 
• Additional certifications (i.e. Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Advanced Prescribing Authority)
• Previous experience as continuing care consultant pharmacist is asset