Pharmacist Team Leader
Req ID: 200370
Location: Northern Zone, Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Department: PHAR Administration Pharmacy
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 14-Apr-25
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
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About the Opportunity
The Northern Zone Pharmacist Team Leader, reporting to the Pharmacy Director, is a key member of the pharmacy leadership team. The Team Leader serves as a professional practice leader, educator, and mentor. Other activities include but are not limited to: developing standards of practice in collaboration with the NZ Pharmacy Leadership team, developing and managing pharmacy practice projects, leading Accreditation related projects and activities; policy and SOP development and review; leading Quality Improvement Projects/Research; completing audits related to clinical activities or medication safety; SIMS (Safety Improvement and Management System) file review and analysis; facilitating change management among the interdisciplinary teams; SBAR and business case development; completion of drug utilization reviews; supports orientation and training of new staff; direct patient care activities in all three regional hospital sites.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or an entry level Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy from a CCAPP (or similar standard) accredited university required
- Minimum two years’ experience in clinical practice in a hospital pharmacy setting required
- Completion of a Pharmacy Residency Program is considered an asset
- Licensed to practice Pharmacy in the Province of Nova Scotia
- Experience in managing and motivating staff
- Experience giving formal presentations
- Previous experience developing and implementing innovative practice models and practice related research; mentoring and leading pharmacy team and individual practice development in both existing practice and expanded scope of practice roles for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians; leading pharmacy related research/quality improvement projects for the regional sites and/or zone; SIMS file review and analysis; SBAR and business case development is an asset.
Your Application
Your application should demonstrate:
- Proven ability to motivate and build partnerships among a varied group of health professionals
- Ability to build consensus
- Ability to provide constructive feedback
- Strong project and change management skills
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Ability to make accurate and timely recommendations regarding safe and cost-effective use of drugs
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
If this is you, please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Permanent / 100% FTE / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
- "home site location" is flexible, based on the successful candidate's location of residence
Compensation and Benefits
$51.67 - $62.16 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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