Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is seeking a dedicated pharmacist to join our pharmacy team at Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH). GRH, located in Edmonton, is the largest standalone rehabilitation facility in Canada. We specialize in helping patients of all ages - who require complex rehabilitation to regain independence and improve their quality of life. In this role, you will work to your full scope of practice, supporting safe, efficient, and high‑quality patient care across all areas of drug distribution. You will assess patients for medication related issues, contribute to comprehensive medication management plans, and help optimize therapeutic outcomes. This hospital based position includes close collaboration with clinical teams, and engagement with patients and families to individualize therapy. Responsibilities include reviewing and verifying medication orders and may also involve checking prepared products such as oral, parenteral, and topical medications. You may assist with special access or investigational drug therapies and support pharmacy operations through mentorship of new staff, precepting students, and providing guidance to Pharmacy Assistants and Technicians. The successful candidate is experienced with computerized medication order entry and drug information systems, works well within diverse teams, and maintains patient confidentiality. Strong critical thinking, time management, and problem solving skills are essential, along with a compassionate, patient focused approach. Effective English communication and professional accountability are required. The role includes visual and computer work, with occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling. This position will work within the Start Psych clinic and in the dispensary at the GRH.
Description:
As a Pharmacist I, you will be responsible for the safe, effective and efficient preparation and distribution of pharmaceutical services. You will manage medication therapy for patients, both initially and on an ongoing basis. In addition, you will provide assessment, intervention and resolution of potential or actual drug-related problems and oversee activities related to compounding and packaging.
Classification: Pharmacist I Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Pharmacy Services Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hsp Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 03-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time Date Available: 30-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 10-APR-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $59.76 Maximum Salary: $68.71 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Current, provisional or transferable registration with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP) as a Pharmacist.
Additional Required Qualifications:
To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered, please attach a resume and cover letter with your application.
Preferred Qualifications:
Completion of an accredited hospital residency and/or Pharm D program. Additional Prescribing Authorization. Experience in psychiatry is an asset. Experience practicing to full scope in an ambulatory setting is an asset. Precepting students, membership in a professional hospital pharmacy organization, and participation in projects, research or committee work is an asset.
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Responsibilities
Prepare and distribute pharmaceutical services safely and efficiently, manage patients’ medication therapy, and assess and resolve actual or potential drug-related problems. Review and verify medication orders, oversee compounding and packaging, collaborate with clinical teams and patients, and support pharmacy operations through mentorship and student precepting.
Requirements
A Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and current, provisional, or transferable registration as a pharmacist with the Alberta College of Pharmacy are required. Hospital residency or a PharmD, additional prescribing authorization, psychiatry or ambulatory practice experience, and experience with precepting or pharmacy projects are preferred or considered assets.
Skills
- Medication Therapy Management
- Medication Order Review
- Drug Information Systems
- Medication Order Entry
- Drug Distribution
- Compounding
- Medication Packaging
- Patient Assessment
- Clinical Collaboration
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Problem Solving
- Patient Communication
- Patient Confidentiality
- Precepting
- Mentorship
Visa sponsorship
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Keywords
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacy Services
- Alberta College of Pharmacy
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
- Medication Therapy Management
- Drug-Related Problems
- Medication Order Entry
- Drug Information Systems
- Drug Distribution
- Medication Order Verification
- Compounding
- Medication Packaging
- Oral Medications
- Parenteral Medications
- Topical Medications
- Investigational Drug Therapies
- Special Access Drugs
- Psychiatry
- Ambulatory Care
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Additional Prescribing Authorization
- Patient Assessment
- Clinical Collaboration
- Patient Confidentiality
- Precepting
- Pharmacy Assistants
- Pharmacy Technicians
