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Primary Care Pharmacist
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Location: Mosaic PCN Clinics, and various NE/SE Calgary physician clinics
Employee Class: Regular Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Date Available: TBD
Rate of Pay: Salary to commensurate with qualifications and experience
Job Summary:
The Calgary Mosaic Primary Care Network is an arrangement between a group of family physicians and Alberta Health Services - Calgary to provide primary care services to patients living in Northeast and Southeast Calgary.
The Calgary Mosaic Primary Care Network (MPCN) is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to work in a community-based multidisciplinary clinic and alongside family physicians. The pharmacist will work in a team based environment which will focus on providing clinical pharmacy services to meet the Mosaic PCN objectives.
Duties include:
· Working closely with all medical professionals, including family physicians in determining, monitoring and managing drug therapy for patients with complex, chronic diseases
· Complete structured medication reviews for patients in our clinics to identify, prevent and resolve drug related problems
· Educate patients and caregivers regarding the safe and appropriate use of drugs, and the importance of complying with drug therapy instructions
· Assist patients, caregivers, and other health care providers by providing advice regarding the selection and use of drug and non-drug products
· Adapt prescriptions regarding dose and dosage form to meet individual patient needs in collaboration with the physician
· Assist patients in improving adherence to medications
· Provision of drug information to patients, caregivers and multidisciplinary health care team members
· Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of patient care programs within Mosaic Primary Care Network
Qualifications:
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Computer skills
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Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
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Registered with the Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP)
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Additional certification or experience in a specialty area is an asset (ie. Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Certified Asthma Educator, Certified Diabetes Educator, Women’s Health etc.)
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Communication skills
Keywords: Pharmacy, Pharmacist
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Mosaic Primary Care Network's vision is "Better Health for All".
Our vision honours the area’s diversity through its provision of inclusive primary care. We recognize the need to consult and respect the health care goals and aspirations of each local community group within their ethnic framework. We also realize the need to support and maintain the health of physicians and other health care professionals working in the Mosaic PCN area in order to maximize their contribution and working life.
PRINCIPLES
The principles of Mosaic PCN are to:
•Ensure transparency
•Promote work-life balance for all health care providers
•Foster cultural competency among staff
•Remain grassroots and patient-centred
•Enable the execution of decisions by the governing body
•Respect physician engagement and leadership
•Provide seamless care which avoids duplication of AHS services
OBJECTIVES
Mosaic PCN adopts the following provincial health care objectives:
•Increase the proportion of residents with ready access to primary care
•Provide coordinated 24 hour, 7-day-per-week management of access to appropriate primary
care services
•Increase the emphasis on health promotion, disease and injury prevention, care of the
medically complex patient, and care of patients with chronic disease
•Improve coordination and integration with other health care services, including secondary,
tertiary, and long-term care through specialty care linkages to primary care
•Facilitate the greater use of multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive primary care