Job Description

\xe2\x80\x8bReq ID: 157703
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: PHAR SVS EMER/REEMERG INFE TPI-CNS
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 3 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 10-Jul-23

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\xe2\x80\x99re 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

Reporting to the Clinical Pharmacy Manager and in close collaboration with the Clinical Lead for the Emerging and Re-emerging Infections Network (ERIN) working as a member of the interprofessional team leading the provision of safe, competent, person and family centered ethical care, ensuring the goals and needs of the person are prioritized and individualized. The Pharmacist Team Lead is a key member of the pharmacy leadership group supporting the Emerging and Re-emerging Infections Therapeutics and Vaccine Consult Teams. The Pharmacist Team Lead serves as a professional practice expert, educator and mentor leading evidence-informed emerging and re-emerging infection immunization, prophylaxis, and treatment strategies for Nova Scotians, translating new evidence into clinical practice. This role is focused on providing team leadership as a practicing clinician and on the generation and maintenance of clinical tools and knowledge translation resources such as prescribing protocols, workflow maps and medication/practice related infographics. This role supports planning and managing practice projects focused on quality improvement and clinical research. Additional activities include completing audits related to clinical activities, data management support required for SharePoint sites, REDCap\xc2\xae and Tableau\xe2\x84\xa2, providing pharmacy team and interprofessional staff education, coordinating orientation and training, 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:

• Graduate from a recognized university program in Pharmacy, Bachelor\'s degree in Pharmacy or entry level PharmD
• Licensed or eligible for licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists (NSCP)
• Completion of a hospital pharmacy residency program and/or equivalent related direct patient care experience (minimal 5 years) in a hospital setting preferred
• Experience with direct patient care in a clinical pharmacy practice setting required
• Experience leading and motivating staff required
• Experience completing systematic reviews using principles of critical appraisal of scientific literature (includes knowledge of clinical trial design, methodology, appropriateness of outcome measures and biostatistics) required
• Experience preparing evidence-based medication evaluations and knowledge transfer resources required
• Evidence of strong communication, collaboration and team-based facilitation required
• Experience in medical writing and creating/delivering formal presentations required
• Experience in clinical research, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives required
• Experience in project management and leading practice change required
• Experience in policy, standard operating procedure and order set development required
• Experience as an educator, preceptor and mentor required
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$47.75 - $56.04 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.

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

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, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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