Job Description

Academic

Job Category Faculty Bargaining

Job Title Clinical Pharmacist and Lecturer

Department Pharmacists Clinic Leadership and Lecturers | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Barbara Gobis)

Posting End Date June 16, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date Jun 30, 2024

The Pharmacists Clinic (the Clinic) is an award-winning, innovative patient care clinic located at the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver campus. At this university-owned, pharmacist-led primary care clinic, staff clinicians provide comprehensive medication management services to patients in respectful collaboration with the patient\'s care team to optimize patient drug therapy outcomes. Patients come to the Clinic either by referral from their physician or self-referral and tend to be clinically complex. The Clinic does not offer prescription-filling services. More information about the Clinic is available at:

Applications are invited from qualified individuals for a 12-month leave-replacement position as a Clinical Pharmacist and Lecturer within the Pharmacists Clinic.

The successful candidate will be responsible for caring for patients and mentoring learners undergoing experiential education at the clinic site, as well as managing operational projects within the clinic team.

Specific responsibilities at the Clinic include, but are not limited to:

Provide care to ambulatory patients using a standardized comprehensive medication management approach,

Develop effective inter-professional relationships with other health care practitioners in the collaborative care of patients,

Model professional behaviors and attitudes,

Provide a positive environment where students are actively engaged in the learning process,

Supervise undergraduate students on experiential placement at the Clinic,

Mentor and support graduate (PharmD) students, pharmacy residents and licensed pharmacists in their patient care skill development while on experiential placement at the Clinic,

Assess performance and provide feedback to learners,

Participate in the development and implementation of ambulatory care service and business models,

Participate in the development and maintenance of a steady flow of patient referrals to the Clinic,

Participate in outreach and community engagement initiatives as part of the Clinic team, and

Participate in the development and maintenance of operational policies and procedures for the Clinic related to service delivery, data privacy, data security, use of technology, and other relevant aspects, to be determined.

The successful candidate is a pharmacist with post-graduate training in pharmacy practice (residency, PharmD or MSc), a license to practice as a full pharmacist in BC and authorization to administer immunizations (or the ability to become licensed and authorized) by the College of Pharmacists of BC. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years recent experience working in innovative, inter-professional patient care practice settings. A high level of comfort providing care to patients using comprehensive medication management (including motivational interviewing, critical thinking, prioritizing, problem-solving, documentation and follow-up) is required.

A working knowledge of PharmaCare policies and procedures, common drug products (dosage forms, costs, availability), and common nonprescription and natural health products is desired. Experience with patient assessments and technology (including point of care testing equipment, pharmacy software and electronic medical records) is an asset.

Teaching experience is also required. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of experience teaching, mentoring or as a preceptor to pharmacy learners. An interest in pharmacy practice research is desirable. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic clinical environment. The ability to communicate diplomatically and effectively, both orally and in writing is required.

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers one of the top pharmacy degree programs in Canada as well as an excellent work environment in our award-winning building. Rapidly growing, the Faculty is now home to more than 70 full-time and cross-appointed academic faculty members, over 600 clinical faculty, 900 undergraduate students, and 60 graduate students. The Faculty also offers a Flexible PharmD program for practicing pharmacists.

Salary will be based on the level of experience and is subject to final budgetary approval. Applications, including a letter of application, curriculum vitae and the contact information of three references must be submitted through Workday: . Preferred start date is July 1, 2023. Further information on the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is available at .

University of British Columbia