Staff Pharmacist - TG Inpatient
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Union: Non-Union
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Pharmacy
Reports to: Pharmacy Clinical Site Leader
Hours: 37.5 Hours per Week
Shifts: Variable
Status: Temporary Full-Time (18 Months Contract)
Closing Date: August 28 2025
Position Summary
The Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmacy services to patients with focus in cardiology (inpatient including intensive care and outpatient) at Toronto General Hospital with cross-coverage to other areas as required.
Duties
- Review and dispense all doctors medication orders for appropriateness
- Identify resolve and prevent drug therapy problems with the patient and health care team
- Monitor drug therapy for effectiveness toxicity and adherence to evidence based medicine/guidelines
- Conduct medication reconciliation
- Follow-up on medication incidents and promote safe medication practices on the unit
- Respond to drug information questions
- Patient education
- Provide direct and/or functional supervision of technician staff
- Facilitate and support clinical teaching and research activities within the department while exemplifying UHNs values
Qualifications :
- Possess a Bachelors of Science Degree in Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent
- Certificate of competency from the Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada
- Active registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacists (Part A)
- Hospital Pharmacy residency an asset; hospital pharmacy practice experience with patient-centered care
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Membership in the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists and/or other professional societies an asset
Additional Information :
Why join UHN
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.
- Competitive offer packages
- Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)
Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.
All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.
Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- LTC Pharmacy
- Hospital Experience
- Pharmacy Software
- Continuous Improvement
- Go
- Infusion Experience
- Pharmacy Residency
- Training & Development
- Order Entry
- Epic
- Clinical Pharmacy Experience
- Compounding Medications
About Company
The University Health Network, where above all else the needs of patients come first, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, t ... View more
