Job Description

Position: Pharmacist - Oncology Clinic

Dept: Pharmacy

File #: 2023-33317

Status: Temporary Full Time (x1) Approx. 12 months

Role level: Allied Health (AH11.9) $42.97-$56.49

Hours Of Work/Shifts: Available to work all shifts

Site(s): Must be Able to work at Credit Valley Hospital- Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre and Betty & Buster Lockwood Cancer Detection and Treatment Centre at the Queensway Health Centre

Posted: May 31, 2023

Internal Deadline: June 7, 2023

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

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

Reporting to the Clinical Manager of Pharmacy Services you will be an integral member of the Pharmacy team and be accountable for the pharmacotherapy for patients to ensure optimal patient care is achieved. You will be evaluating evidence-based medicine to support your recommendations and to develop improvement strategies for drug utilization.

Key Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate Degree in Pharmacy or Pharm D
• Licensed in Ontario 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
• Experience in providing exceptional patient centred care
• Experience in hospital pharmacy systems and distribution systems are an asset.
• Experience in Oncology is 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 organization needs and accountability

Responsibilities Include:

• Provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients
• Clinical care of patients in comprehensive clinical programs relating to cancer chemotherapy
• 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

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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.

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners\xe2\x80\x99 (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

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