Pharmacist

Pharmacy Department

Job Posting: Non-Union 2024-254

Regular Full-Time Position

About the Organization

Located on the coast of beautiful Georgian Bay, our facility boasts the best that both nature and technology can offer. We work in one of Canada's most modern healthcare facilities and live in one of the country's top outdoor adventure destinations. You can get from desk to dock in 10 minutes!

Being a member of the WPSHC team means you work with a leadership team that is collaborative and approachable. WPSHC team members are passionate and dedicated to delivering high-quality patient and family-centered care. Our team approach offers Occupational Therapists the opportunity to use their complete skill set in a modern environment. In addition, we encourage growth and development and welcome new graduates to apply and explore this opportunity with WPSHC.

West Parry Sound Health Centre (WPSHC) has always employed an innovative planning approach aimed at integrating services. Faced with the challenges of rural care delivery, WPSHC has partnered in regional alliances and created internal programming solutions that have benefited patient care and improved services throughout the catchment area.

Today our uniquely integrated healthcare organization includes Lakeland Long Term Care, six Nursing Stations delivering care to rural communities, management of District ambulance services and dispatch, and a full range of in-patient and out-patient programs associated with a 90-bed acute care hospital.

For more information on WPSHC, please visit our website.

About the Opportunity

WPSHC has an opening for a permanent full-time Pharmacist to join our organization in Parry Sound, Ontario. 

Your opportunity is to provide direct clinical support for the West Parry Sound Health Centre. You will be focused on the strategic directions of the best patient care, including patient safety, organizational health, system innovation and change, and fiscal responsibility. 

The responsibilities include providing clinical support to the pharmaceutical process and function and proactively identifying, resolving, and preventing drug-related risks for our patients. You will assist in ensuring that all pharmacy operations support the medication procurement, distribution and administration practices of the organization and your professional standards. You will contribute to a supportive, collaborative, professional environment for Pharmacy Staff that builds on the strength of the department and its people. You will embrace change and evidence-informed practice in an inter-professional environment. You will have excellent communication skills while providing patient, family, staff, and physician education throughout drug ordering, dispensing and drug administration processes.

Your interpersonal skills will be well developed through your experience working within an inter-professional team of healthcare professionals. 

You will be knowledgeable in computerized pharmacy systems or have a willingness to learn. You have demonstrated competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. You see the advantages of technology and apply them to pharmacy practice.

You will have a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctoral of Pharmacy and current registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.

You have the ability to work in a manner that exemplifies the core values of the West Parry Sound Health Centre: Compassion, Accountability, Rights and Responsibility, Excellence, Safety. 

Please note: For our clients' and employees' safety and well-being, we require proof of COVID-19 vaccination before commencing employment. Accommodations will be made for those exempt from the COVID-19 vaccination based on grounds protected by relevant human rights law.

About the Benefits

You will be rewarded with a competitive wage in return for your dedication. In addition, you can look forward to the following array of benefits:

• Comprehensive Extended Health & Dental Benefits
• Membership in Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan 
• Hospitals of Ontario Life Insurance Plan Life Insurance and AD&D 
• Hospitals of Ontario Disability Insurance Plan Disability Insurance 
• Bursary funding and paid time for education and professional development
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Wellness program, including an onsite gym
• Relocation assistance from $2,500 to $5,000, depending on your location

 Best of all, you will be welcomed into a supportive interdisciplinary team environment allowing you to develop a wide breadth of skills. This is an opportunity to grow in an established and highly respected organization, using your experience and skills to inspire a direct and positive impact on the community.

Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your skills in a collaborative working environment - Apply Now! 

West Parry Sound Health Centre is committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities to ensure equal participation. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes.

Personal information submitted will be used for the purpose of this competition only.

Please be advised the WPSHC property is smoke-free.