Pharmacist 1 - Acute Care Pharmacy - Regular Full-Time 2026-18924 (2026-18924)

Job summary

Review, clarify, and enter physician orders; dispense medications or supervise pharmacy technicians; provide pharmaceutical care, medication reconciliation, patient counseling, and drug-related information. Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and education, oversee automated dispensing cabinets, follow up on safety reports, and contribute to on-call duties and hospital and departmental committees.

Job details

Summary Of Duties We have a vacancy for a Pharmacist in the Acute Care Pharmacy. This Pharmacist 1 role will have liaison responsibilities to the CrCU. The pharmacy duties can be broadly divided into three areas: Drug distribution Direct patient care. Educational responsibilities Responsibilities include physician order review; clarification and entry; drug dispensing and or supervision of such tasks by pharmacy technicians; answering of drug-related questions; provision of pharmaceutical care; medication reconciliation; participation in multidisciplinary rounds; patient counselling; participation in the education of students and multidisciplinary staff; oversight of automated dispensing unit cabinet; safety report initiation and follow-up; other pharmacy duties including participation in on-call activities and hospital and departmental committees. Qualifications/Skills Current licensure by the Ontario College of Pharmacists Recent previous Acute Care Pharmacy experience and hospital pharmacy residency preferred Experience working in critical care preferred Able to work well in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful work environment Self-motivated and able to take initiative Must work effectively with minimum of direction and within a team setting Demonstrated ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team environment Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Excellent attention to detail Strong planning and organizational ability; strong time management skills Strong customer service skills

What you’ll do

Review, clarify, and enter physician orders; dispense medications or supervise pharmacy technicians; provide pharmaceutical care, medication reconciliation, patient counseling, and drug-related information. Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and education, oversee automated dispensing cabinets, follow up on safety reports, and contribute to on-call duties and hospital and departmental committees.

Requirements

Current licensure with the Ontario College of Pharmacists is required, and recent acute care pharmacy experience and a hospital pharmacy residency are preferred; critical care experience is also preferred. Candidates should be self-motivated, detail-oriented, organized, effective in fast-paced team environments, and have strong interpersonal, communication, time-management, and customer-service skills.

Listed skills

• Patient Counseling · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Acute Care Pharmacy
• Drug Distribution
• Direct Patient Care
• Physician Order Review
• Medication Reconciliation
• Pharmaceutical Care
• Patient Counseling
• Drug Dispensing
• Critical Care
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration
• Communication
• Attention to Detail
• Planning and Organization
• Time Management
• Customer Service
• Ontario Pharmacist Licensure

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Education
• Customer Service & Support

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