Job Description

Req ID: 143505
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: PHAR SVS EMER/REEMERG INFE TPI-CNS
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 8-Nov-22

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We\'re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there\'s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you\'ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections (ERIN) Pharmacist Team Leaders, reporting to the ERIN Clinical Pharmacy Manager and working in close collaboration with the ERIN Clinical Lead, is a key member of the ERIN Pharmacy consult service leadership team. The Team Leader serves as a professional practice expert, educator and mentor leading pharmacist-driven, evidence-informed ERIN immunization, prophylaxis, and treatment strategies for Nova Scotians supporting the translation of new evidence into clinical practice. Activities include but are not limited to: providing clinical team leadership as a practicing clinician for inpatient and/or ambulatory ERIN clients; clinical resource generation and maintenance such as developing prescribing protocols, workflow maps and infographics; planning and managing practice projects focused on quality improvement and clinical trials; completing audits related to clinical activities or clinical metrics including data management support for ERIN SharePoint, REDCap\xc2\xae and Tableau\xe2\x84\xa2, providing pharmacy team and interprofessional staff education, coordinating orientation and training for pharmacist and PPA staff, facilitating program change management and communication strategies; and participation as a core member of committees and working groups such as the ERIN Therapeutics & Prophylactics Recommendation Group, NS Outpatient COVID Therapy Working Group and the NS Immunization Transition Team.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or an entry level Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy from a CCAPP (or similar) accredited university required
• Minimum two years\' experience in clinical practice, hospital pharmacy setting preferred
• Completed Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program an asset
• Additional professional certification, education and leadership training is an asset
• Licensed to practice Pharmacy in the Province of Nova Scotia
• Proven ability to motivate and build partnerships among varied group of health professionals
• Experience in managing and motivating staff
• Experience giving formal presentations

Other Relevant Skills & Experience

• Previous experience developing and implementing innovative practice models and practice related research; mentoring and leading pharmacy team and individual practice development in both existing practice and expanded scope of practice roles for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians; pharmacy research/quality improvement projects
• Ability to build consensus
• Ability to provide constructive feedback
• Strong project and change management skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to make accurate and timely recommendations regarding safe and cost-effective use of drugs
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

• Long Assignment / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Biweekly
• Approximately One Year
• Hybrid (work from home and on-site)
• On-call, evening and weekend shifts may be required

Compensation and Incentives

$46.36 - $55.22 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

\xe2\x80\x8bThis is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

\xe2\x80\x8bAs per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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