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Pharmacist I
Ctr for MH and Brain Inj Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 12-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 01-DEC-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $59.76 Maximum Salary: $68.71 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable · Part-time
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- Ctr for MH and Brain Inj Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 12-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 01-DEC-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $59.76 Maximum Salary: $68.71 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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Your Opportunity:
We are looking for a casual pharmacist who would like to provide an exceptional medication experience to patients as part of the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury Pharmacy team. CCMHBI is a 330 bed state of the art facility that treats and cares for people with mental health and addictions related health needs. The CCMHBI Pharmacy provides clinical and distribution services to Acute Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and concurrent disorder patients. CCMHBI provides a supportive, multidisciplinary environment for pharmacists, where they have the opportunity to provide specialized and general psychiatric and medical care to patients. The pharmacy department strongly supports professional development and provides educational opportunities and support to facilitate pharmacist growth. This casual pharmacist position would support both dispensary order verification as well as clinical workload relief across the facility. This is an on-site at CCMHBI only position and is not remote or hybrid eligible. The CCMHBI Pharmacy team is bolstered by a dedicated group of pharmacy technicians and assistants working towards their full scope of practice. If you are a pharmacist who can engage with patients and contribute to a vibrant healthcare community in Central Alberta, apply now and be a part of our dynamic team!
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 Primary Location: Cent. Ctr for MH and Brain Inj Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 12-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 01-DEC-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Other 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:
Additional Prescribing Authorization (APA) from the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP). Successful candidates not having APA will be expected to obtain it within 6 months of commencing in this position. Pharmacy related experience in a hospital setting or in direct patient care providing comprehensive medication management services. Recent experience as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team.
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated self-directed learning and continuing education. Demonstrated good time management including ability to switch priorities and multitask. Demonstrated excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, good organizational and problem-solving skills. Self-motivated; able to work both independently and cooperatively in a team environment. Rural hospital or mental health pharmacist practice experience an asset.
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Responsibilities
Prepare and distribute pharmaceutical services safely, effectively, and efficiently, and manage patients’ medication therapy initially and on an ongoing basis. Assess and resolve potential or actual drug-related problems, oversee compounding and packaging, and provide dispensary order verification and clinical workload relief.
Requirements
A Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and current, provisional, or transferable registration as a pharmacist with the Alberta College of Pharmacy are required. Additional Prescribing Authorization is required or must be obtained within six months; candidates also need hospital pharmacy or direct patient-care medication management experience and recent multidisciplinary team experience.
Skills
- Medication Therapy Management
- Medication Assessment
- Drug-Related Problem Resolution
- Dispensing and Order Verification
- Pharmaceutical Preparation and Distribution
- Compounding and Packaging
- Patient Care
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Psychiatric Pharmacy
- Multidisciplinary Teamwork
- Communication
- Time Management
- Organization
- Problem-Solving
- Prioritization
- Additional Prescribing Authorization
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Keywords
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacy
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
- Alberta College of Pharmacy
- Additional Prescribing Authorization
- Medication Therapy Management
- Medication Assessment
- Drug-Related Problems
- Dispensing
- Order Verification
- Pharmaceutical Distribution
- Compounding
- Packaging
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Direct Patient Care
- Psychiatry
- Geriatric Psychiatry
- Mental Health
- Addictions
- Multidisciplinary Healthcare Team
- Continuing Education
- Patient Communication
- Time Management
- Problem-Solving
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