Job Description

Summary of Duties

We have a temporary (6 month) full-time vacancy for a Pharmacist in the Acute Care Pharmacy with patient care responsibilities to the D3 and CICU (on a rotational basis) Cardiology service. Start Date: As soon as possible


The pharmacy duties can be broadly divided into three areas:


1. Drug distribution


2. Direct patient care.


3. Educational responsibilities


Responsibilities include physician order review; clarification and entry; drug dispensing and or supervision of such tasks by pharmacy technicians; answering of drug-related questions; provision of pharmaceutical care; medication reconciliation; participation in multidisciplinary rounds; patient counselling; participation in the education of students and multidisciplinary staff; oversight of automated dispensing unit cabinet; safety report initiation and follow-up; other pharmacy duties including participation in on-call activities and hospital and departmental committees.

Qualifications/Skills

Current licensure by the Ontario College of Pharmacists

Previous Acute Care hospital pharmacy experience and hospital pharmacy residency preferred

Able to work well in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful work environment

Self-motivated and able to take initiative

Must work effective with minimum of direction or within a team setting

Demonstrated ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team environment

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Excellent attention to detail

Strong planning and organizational ability; strong time management skills

* Strong customer service skills