Careers

Job Description – Pharmacist (19 month parental leave contract)

May 2025 – December 2026

Position Summary

As an integral member of the Taddle Creek Family Health Team (TC FHT), you will take part in delivering patient-focused pharmaceutical care in accordance with FHT policies and professional practice standards.

Your primary role is to work in partnership with TC FHT Primary Care Providers (PCPs) and interdisciplinary health providers (IHPs) to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of patients by preventing or resolving actual and potential medication-related problems. You will provide health education to patients with a focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic disease management.

You will support the team by providing objective drug information and drug therapy educational opportunities. You will also participate in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and services for TC FHT patients.

Roles and Responsibilities To:

Patients

Perform Patient Medication Interviews & Assessments

• Conduct comprehensive medication histories & medication reconciliations
• Identify, prevent and resolve medication-related problems
• Develop care plans in collaboration with patient and interdisciplinary team
• Document established plan and ensure follow-up monitoring

Perform “Seamless Care” Activities

• Provide timely communication to hospital and community pharmacists and other IHPs to ensure smooth transition for medication related issues between care sites

Facilitate clinics/groups

• Smoking Cessation
• Asthma and/or COPD Management
• Hypertension Counselling
• Anticoagulation Management
• CBT-Insomnia
• Immunization Clinics e.g. seasonal influenza vaccines

Patient-Directed Newsletter

• Contribute article submissions on medication related topics to The Taddler newsletter

Interdisciplinary Team (PCPs/IHPs)

Consultation

• Provide consultation to PCPs and IHPs to assist with patient care issues, including drug interactions, pharmacotherapy recommendations and alternatives, medication dosage adjustment, medication costs and coverage
• Provide expertise as drug information specialist

Education

• Present on specific therapeutic topics and academic detailing related to medication therapy relevant to primary care practice
• Develop and deliver chronic disease management education sessions
• Clinical sharing updates on latest drug therapies, management of drug shortages

Support Internal/External Programs

• Conduct comprehensive medication interviews and assessments in collaboration with TC FHT team at Complex Care Clinics
• Perform home-based medication assessments in collaboration with the Physicians and Physician Assistant associated with the Primary Care @ Home program as needed

TC FHT

Operate Chronic Disease Clinics & Health Maintenance Programs

• Lead Cardiovascular/Respiratory programs (development, operation and evaluation)
  • Components include: Point-of-Care Anticoagulation, Hypertension Management, Asthma/COPD Action Plans)
• Lead Administrator of CAMH STOP Study for Smoking Cessation
• Quality Assurance testing of point-of-care anticoagulation devices and spirometry equipment

Develop Policies & Procedures to Optimize TC FHT Medication Safety & Practices

• In conjunction with TC FHT’s Executive Director (and Joint Health & Safety Committee):
  • Develop Medication Policies/Procedures (e.g. processes related to safe medication prescribing, safe use of medications for in-office procedures, handling of hazardous medications, medication reconciliation & drug safety)
  • Review and update existing medication use policies and procedures to ensure in accordance with current best practice guidelines

Other Activities

• Annual update of assigned Medical Directives (e.g. Asthma Action Plan, Reversibility Spirometry Testing, Anticoagulation Management, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Influenza Immunization)
• Active member of TC FHT Committees (e.g. Quality Improvement Committee, Joint Health & Safety Committee)
• Pharmacist advocacy and implementation of the Electronic Asthma Management System (eAMS)
• Other activities may be assigned in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team that relate to medication issues within TC FHT
• Training of new staff (e.g. Registered Nurses, Pharmacists)
• Quality Improvement Initiative posters/presentations as opportunities arise

Skills, Knowledge Requirements

• Compliance with the pharmacist practice standards as outlined by the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP)
• Working knowledge of pharmacy programs and drug information software and ability to critically appraise primary literature
• Ability to perform literature searches on key electronic medical and pharmacy databases
• Excellent written skills in documenting medication assessments, drafting letters to specialists, articulating patient-directed instructions
• Excellent oral skills in counselling patients on medication-related issues, clinical presentations/in-services, chairing meetings
• Autonomous and able to function with minimal supervision
• Ability to work effectively with all members of the health care team, including continuity of care and shared handover with pharmacist colleague
• Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively and be flexible in a very active work environment

Computer Skills

• Basic computer skills (e.g. MS Office and MAC functions)
• Experience with clinic information systems (e.g. Telus Practice Solutions) and electronic medical record keeping

Language Skills

• English required; French not required but would be an asset

Education/Experience and Specific Job Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) with minimum 2 years’ clinical experience as a Registered Pharmacist, preferably in community-based health care (will consider residency or equivalent clinical experience in community/hospital)
  OR
• BScPhm with minimum 5 years’ clinical experience as a Registered Pharmacist, preferably in community-based health care
• Registration in Part A of OCP required
• Injection training through an OCP-approved course required
• Additional training or credentialing in pharmacotherapy an asset
• Certified Respiratory Educator (CRE) an asset
• CAMH Teach Certification an asset
• Certified Geriatric Pharmacist an asset
• Certified Diabetes Educator an asset
• Community-based agency experience an asset
• Teaching experience an asset

Reporting Structure

• Collaborative to FHT Executive Director (day-to-day) and Site Physicians

Job Specification

Locations

Primary Site: 790 Bay Street, Suite 522, Toronto ON M5G 1N8
Secondary Site: Travel required one full-day per week to Bloor Site
726 Bloor St. West, Suite 207/B102, Toronto ON M6G 4A1
Home visits with Primary Care @ Home team as consulted

Hours of Work

4 day work week (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri), 8-hr work day
Will generally correspond to the FHT practice operations but may vary.
Note: Expectation is for this position to be on site 3 days a week, and 1 day work from home (this is subject to change at any time by the organization)

Status

Contract employee: May 2025 – December 2026
Closing Date: March 24, 2025

Pay Rate: $49.89 per hour
Pay in lieu of benefits: $3 per hr (not applicable if decision to enroll in HOOPP)
Annual vacation days: 12 days
Annual professional education dollars: $800
Annual education days: 8 days
Annual sick/personal emergency leave: 8 days
Annual personal days: 2 days

Please apply with a cover letter and resume together as one document on Indeed or by email to jobs@tcfht.on.ca by March 24, 2025.

TC FHT is committed to equity and anti-oppression and to building an organization that reflects the diversity of communities of Toronto. We encourage applications from members of Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities; 2SLGBTQ+ (Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer) people; people with disabilities; and members of other equity seeking groups