Job Description

Overview

We're looking for a licensed pharmacist to provide advice and clinical expertise to our Health Benefits Unit. Our Health Benefits Unit is a team who implement entitlement decisions on health care and pharmacy services for injured workers. In this unique pharmacist role, you'll be a vital resource for internal and external stakeholders to ensure that medication therapy is appropriate and supports our pharmacy benefit program for injured workers.

At this time, this is a hybrid position where you'll work primarily at home and be on-site at our Richmond office occasionally. This is a part-time position (3 days a week).

What you'll do

As a pharmacy advisor you will:

• Collaborate with and provide advice to internal and external stakeholders and respond to queries related to medication therapy
• Provide educational sessions and training to internal physicians, registered nurses, and others on the use of medications, such as opioids
• Conduct comprehensive medication and cannabis reviews to ensure clients' medication regimes are appropriate; interpret Pharmanet and Emergis reports to determine current medication uses to provide an opinion on the pertinent use of medication
• Liaise with external stakeholders, including the B.C. Pharmacist Association and the College of Pharmacists of B.C., on matters relating to WorkSafeBC medication related coverage
• Deliver presentations on various topics, such as the Medication Review Team or pharmacy benefit management processes to a wide range of audiences

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Communicate detailed technical information on pharmaceuticals and the appropriateness of prescriptions
• Clearly, concisely, and respectfully present complex clinical information, verbally and in writing, to audiences with varying levels of understanding
• Establish and maintain professional and respectful relationships with co-workers, clients, and health care providers
• Work independently and as a member of a team in a time-sensitive, service-oriented environment

Your experience and educational background:

• A bachelor's degree in Pharmacy with current registration as a licensed pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia
• A minimum of three years of experience as a licensed pharmacist working in a pharmacy
• Experience with substance abuse in the community and/or substance abuse treatments in a hospital
• Knowledge of pharmacy management systems, such as Telus Health Solutions

If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email at the time you submit your application.

Who are we?

At WorkSafeBC, we're dedicated to promoting safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries and diseases occur, we provide compensation, and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We also work diligently to sustain our workers compensation system for today and future generations. We're honoured to serve the 2.4 million workers and 245,000 registered employers in our province.

WorkSafeBC requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In implementing the policy, WorkSafeBC will consider its obligations to accommodate those staff who are unable to be vaccinated.

We recognize that our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences, and which reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating and hugely rewarding. Our positions offer tremendous diversity and excellent opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important and so are the people we do it for.

Our benefits

Being part of WorkSafeBC means being part of a strong, committed team. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes vacation, optional leave arrangements, health care and dental benefits and contributions toward your retirement pension. We also offer continuous learning opportunities, leadership development programs, and tuition reimbursement to make your career at WorkSafeBC rewarding. As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that can help you get the most out of work -- and life.

We've adopted a hybrid model offering opportunities to work remotely within BC and onsite based on the operational needs of the position.

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This position is restricted to those legally entitled to work in Canada.

Thank you, in advance, for applying.