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Job Description

Job Description

Stafford Pharmacy & Home Healthcare is an independent pharmacy embracing the expanded scope of practice for community pharmacists in Alberta. We also provide compounding services for both human and veterinary patients.  We are a destination for home healthcare products with a registered nurse and home healthcare consultants on staff.

We are currently seeking our next team member: Clinical Pharmacist.

Your clinical community pharmacist duties will include but are not limited to:

• Working collaboratively with patients’ physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure positive drug therapy outcomes
• Conducting health screening
• Engaging in community outreach programs,
• Conducting in-pharmacy immunization clinics
• Performing medication reviews and patient care plans as per the provincial standards
• Applying the full scope of practice as a clinical pharmacist in Alberta
• Patient counseling on the selection and use of non-prescription medication
• Administering vaccinations, medications for injection – subcutaneous, intramuscular
• Ensuring accurate pharmacotherapy
• Supervising and consulting with registered technicians compounding prescribed pharmaceutical products for both human and veterinary patients
• Advising patients and health care professionals on the indications, contra-indications, adverse effects, drug interactions, and dosage of medications
• Maintaining medication profiles of patients including patient discussions, follow-ups, and discussions with other healthcare practitioners
• Supervising the proper preparation, packaging, distribution, and storage of vaccines, serums, biologicals, and other drugs and pharmaceuticals.

Requirements:

• Licensed and in good standing with the Alberta College of Pharmacy
• Strong sense of professionalism
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• English language fluency
• Fluency in any other language is a definite asset
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Superior patient and physician relation skills
• Injection Certification
• Advanced Prescribing Accreditation (APA) is preferred but will support the applicant’s pursuit of APA
• Excellent leadership and performance management skills are an asset
• Sincere interest in custom compounding is required with experience in compounding a definite asset but not a requirement for employment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office® or equivalent (Libre Office®, Open Office®, etc.)
• Working experience with Kroll Pharmacy dispensing software is an asset
• Interest in precepting students – from both Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician programs
• Motivated to continue learning and expanding skills

 Compensation

• Competitive compensation package
• Health and Dental benefits
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Professional license fee
• Malpractice Insurance
• Positive work-life balance: no evenings, no Sundays or holidays.
• In-Pharmacy purchase discounts
• CE allowance for course fees
• Free Parking

About Stafford Pharmacy & Home Healthcare

• Stafford Pharmacy & Home Healthcare is an independently owned and managed community pharmacy, established in 1985 by the current owner.
• Provide pharmacy products and services as well as a home healthcare, and medical/surgical department.
• Specializing in custom compounding for both human and veterinary (companion animals) patients.
• Compounding services include both non-sterile and sterile preparations.
• Pharmacists are encouraged and supported to practice to their full scope of practice.
• Focus is on the patient as a result of a collaborative approach to care.
• We are a teaching organization, taking both pharmacy and pharmacy technician students for practicums and internships.
• Operating under the PharmaChoice Retail banner.
• Staff includes registered nurse, homecare consultants, registered technicians, pharmacy assistant, sales associates, and administrative staff.

About PharmaChoice – Independent Pharmacy Banner

At PharmaChoice, we see the pharmacist’s role as that of a recognized community leader, whose commitment to their patients makes them an important member of their patient’s healthcare team. At the core of PharmaChoice is our belief that local business is the foundation of a strong community. Today, this commitment is stronger than ever.  We exist to celebrate the independence of more than 1000 locations across Canada. Each location is unique and tailored to the community it serves.

Become a part of the Lethbridge community and a part of the Stafford Pharmacy team; please submit your resume and cover letter to: igor@staffordpharmacy.com  All applications are kept confidential.

For a company backgrounder please visit:

https://www.staffordpharmacy.com and

https://www.staffordpharmacy.com/about-stafford-pharmacy/history/

For information about the City of Lethbridge visit:

https://www.lethbridge.ca/Things-To-Do/About-Lethbridge/Pages/default.aspx

Only those candidates short-listed will be contacted. Thank you.