Job Description

Position: Pharmacist \xe2\x80\x93 Mental Health

Dept/Program: Pharmacy

File #: 2024-36463

Status: Temporary Full-Time (x2) x 24months

Role level: Allied Health (AH 11.9) $46.80-$62.63

Site: All Sites

Hours of Work/Shifts: Available to work all shifts; including Weekends

Posted: February 8, 2024

Internal Deadline: February 15, 2024

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.

At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care though advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better Together team!

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Clinical Manager of Pharmacy Services you will be an integral member of the Pharmacy team and you will contribute to the creation of an innovative program to provide oversight of psychotropic prescribing and ensure appropriate, safe and judicious use of psychotropic medicines across the organisation and within the mental health units. You will be evaluating evidence-based medicine to support your recommendations and to develop improvement strategies for drug utilization.

You will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team, developing a collaborative approach to managing prescriptions of psychotropics across THP. A key role of the position is to actively optimise the appropriate use of psychotropic medicines, reduce adverse events and improve patient care and their experiences across THP. This position will develop, lead and operationalize high quality clinical pharmacy initiatives and services to support optimal use of psychotropic medications in liaison with other stakeholders.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated pharmacists with expertise in psychotropic medication management, and an excellent understanding of clinical practice approaches to supporting patients with complex mental health issues and relevant training and experience working in mental health settings.

Key Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate Degree in Pharmacy or Pharm D
• Licensure with Ontario College of Pharmacists in good standing to practice pharmacy
• Completion of hospital pharmacy residency or equivalent experience is an asset
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving, organizational, communication, documentation and critical thinking skills
• Mental health experience preferred
• Experience in providing exceptional patient centred care
• Experience in hospital pharmacy systems and distribution systems are an asset.
• Past experience or a keen interest in teaching and research activities is an asset
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment both independently and cooperatively with the team
• Demonstrated self-directed learning and continuing education
• Positive attitude, flexibility to adapt to changing organizational needs and accountability

Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting the creation of an innovative program designed to review psychotropic medication utilization to enhance their optimal use.
• Provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients
• Clinical care of patients in comprehensive clinical programs
• Use of Pharmacists\xe2\x80\x99 clinical scope of practice as per THP\xe2\x80\x99s Policy and Procedure to optimize patient care
• In collaboration with other clinical pharmacists, deliver appropriate teaching to Pharmacy residents and Pharmacy students
• Participate in pharmacy case presentations, Pharmacy Education Rounds, journal clubs, case discussions and research projects
• Drug distribution responsibilities
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses and allied health team members to provide optimized patient care
• Other duties as assigned including the ability to potentially work at all Trillium Health Partners sites

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

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Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Trillium Health Partners