Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist
Victoria, BC
Patient Medical Homeal Pharmacists provide comprehensive medication management services focused on the ongoing care of adult patients with complex conditions to prevent and resolve medication-related problems. They also provide education to patients about their medications and address barriers to adherence. PCCPs collaborate with the patient and healthcare team to implement treatment plans. If this is how you see yourself serving your community, apply now!
Role
- Uses their special training to ensure patient medications are safe and effective
- Will work in a Patient Medical Home (PMH), in another healthcare setting, or virtually
- Will not dispense medications; willl work together with the pharmacist and pharmacy where prescriptions are filled
- Will meet with patients to help fully understand health needs and answer any questions
- Will treat patients with dignity and respect and ensure patients receive care in a way that feels safe to them
Scope of Care
Can see complex patients for:
- Multiple drug therapies or health conditions
- Optimizing drug therapy for chronic diseases
- Polypharmacy concerns
- Medication allergies or adverse reactions
- Suboptimal drug therapy outcomes
- Complexities from self-treatment including supplements
- Any medical complexity, issues, or concerns
Can see patients experiencing change due to:
- Starting or stopping medications
- Recent discharge from hospital
- Recent attachment to a new provider
- Complex or costly drug therapies
Qualifications
- Licensed by, or eligible for licensing by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia
- Completion of an Accredited Pharmacy Residency or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Hear what others have to say about working with VPCN
The collaboration between my physician’s office and the PCN social worker has been invaluable in the maintenance of my health. I've been supported and connected to resources in the community, which have been stabilizing factors in my life during a health crisis. I don’t know where I’d be right now without this collaboration, and I’m so grateful for them and this service.
