Pharmacist

• Comprehensive Clinical Care: perform thorough patient assessments over the phone, including reviewing patient profiles, checking lab results, and monitoring for complex drug interactions
• Full Scope of Practice: Actively utilize Alberta’s expanded scope to renew prescriptions, adapt dosages or devices, and perform initial prescribing (e.g., for out-of-province patients or immediate assessments) as appropriate and within scope
• Specialty Workflow Management: Adjudicate and verify prescriptions in Kroll with high speed and accuracy, handling specialty medication issues and collaborating with Patient Programs, Nursing divisions, and Distribution teams
• Documentation & Compliance: Maintain rigorous documentation standards to satisfy insurance audits, respond to fax audits, and report Adverse Events in accordance with provincial and internal regulations
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and maintain relationships by liaising with physicians, caregivers, and other healthcare providers to resolve coverage or clinical issues
• Operational Flexibility: While primarily a clinical pharmacist role, you must be willing to step in and perform technician or assistant duties from time-to-time to support the team workflow
• Continuous Improvement: Assist in driving operational improvements

• Successful completion of a B.Sc. Pharmacy degree (or higher) and current registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Pharmacy (ACP)
• Minimum 2 years of experience in retail, hospital, or specialty pharmacy (with demonstrated exceptional clinical and operational strength)
• Must demonstrate the ability to independently perform clinical assessments, interpret labs, and document activities for audits
• Strong working knowledge of Kroll and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills - you must be comfortable counseling patients on complex therapies over the phone
• While primarily day shifts, candidates must be open to a potential rotation of 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM or 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM (likely no more than once every 4 weeks) and occasional on-call availability if business needs change

Additional Prescribing Authority is strongly preferred (competitive advantage) but not required

• Direct Hire Status: You will be hired directly by the client for this 14-month coverage (not a temp agency payroll)
• Strong Paid Time Off Offering: Unlike most contracts, this role includes strong vacation and PTO entitlement
• Bonus Eligibility: You are eligible for annual performance-based bonus potential
• Primary Business Hours: Standard shifts are 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM or 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
• Professional Work Environment: Combination of desk-based and standing work in a modern setting
• Clinical Depth: Opportunity to work with complex specialty medications, review lab results, and perform CACP-style assessments