Description

HumanisRx is an innovative health tech company pioneering a new approach to health and wellness in Canada. HumanisRx supports health benefit providers, plan sponsors, insurers and healthcare practitioners with a new to market suite of medication management solutions designed to optimize health outcomes for Canadians.

Our proprietary Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program identifies and triages drug-related problems on a population level. Our team of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians work proactively with individual patients, their care providers and community pharmacists to ensure effective treatment while reducing the risk of adverse events and drug interactions. Our programs generate healthcare savings and reduce insurance risk by optimizing health.

We help Canadians get the most benefit from their medication and keep them feeling their best.

At HumanisRx, we’re looking for people with the energy and determination to uncover new ways for pharmacists to deliver care. We empower our people to be the very best they can be – so they can make an impact that matters for patients, clients and colleagues, and for their own careers. Being a part of our team requires an entrepreneurial spirit and the drive to be a part of a new company. If you have the desire to help patients through innovative programs where pharmacists truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!

JOB PURPOSE:

The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing a variety of direct patient care and service delivery functions remotely and/or from our call centre. Working together with the leadership team, other pharmacists and support staff, the Clinical Pharmacist plays an integral role in delivering our medication management programs to patients, contributing their clinical expertise to program development and delivery, monitoring the quality and effectiveness of our programs, and participating in the development and ongoing review of our clinical algorithms. The Clinical Pharmacist performs his/her duties according to the Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Pharmacists, regulations governing the practice of Pharmacy and patient privacy, and always puts patient safety and wellbeing first. 

The Clinical Pharmacist will resolve issues, make decisions, and escalate issues appropriately as it pertains to clinical patient care and program delivery. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

The job functions of the Clinical Pharmacist may include all or some of the functions listed below. The specific functions of an individual Pharmacist may change over time as the company grows, new programs are introduced or new roles are required to meet the changing needs of the organization.

  • Provides direct patient care as a consulting Pharmacist in our telehealth care programs:

o  Delivers a variety of programs such as MedMonitor, MedCheckUp or others

o  Consults with patients, prescribers and other healthcare providers about medication therapy

o  Optimizes medication therapy to meet the needs of patients

  • Contributes to the ongoing validation, review, revision and development of clinical algorithms used in HumanisRx’s clinical programs
  • Provides input on the development and quality monitoring of care programs
  • Provides input on the work flow processes for program delivery
  • Collaborates with other members of the program team, such as Pharmacy Technicians and support staff, to ensure proper prioritization and completion of work to support the successful achievement of clinical and organizational goals and objectives
  • Other duties as assigned from time to time of a clinical or administrative nature

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Must be a Registered Pharmacist in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, and a member in good standing with their respective College/Regulatory body.

Bilingualism (English/French) would be required for candidates applying from New Brunswick.

The qualifications below represent the desired qualifications of the ideal candidate. They are not meant to limit consideration for candidates who do not meet all of the standards listed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION:

A minimum Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree; preference given to Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree or similar advanced credentials.

EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of 3 (three) years’ experience working as a Registered Pharmacist in a clinical practice setting, to include:

  • Demonstrated experience providing direct patient care including medication therapy reviews, patient consultations and interventions with other healthcare providers to improve patient health
  • Demonstrated experience of collaboration within a team setting
  • Demonstrated clinical skill and expertise
  • Demonstrated commitment to ongoing continuing education in clinical fields from accredited and approved educational programs or academic institutions
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

  • Demonstrated comfort with technology, both hardware and software
  • Effective people skills and the ability to build trust and relationships
  • Advanced skills in balancing multiple priorities in a dynamic and fluid environment
  • Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in English and French through written, verbal, and interpersonal skills applied when interacting with patients, caregivers, healthcare providers and co-workers; successfully conveying and exchanging information in a positive manner

EXPECTED PERCENT EFFORT:

  • Core Duties 90%
  • Quality Assurance / Quality Improvement 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position is cognitive in nature and will present physical demands requisite to a position requiring: hearing, seeing, sitting, standing, talking, and walking. The telehealth care model requires lengths of time talking on the telephone and documenting in a computer.  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position works in a hybrid office/home environment with moderate noise, including some work situations that could present repetitive muscular, vocal and vision strain.

This job description has been reviewed to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to a position, have been excluded. The requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the duties, tasks, assignments, and responsibilities of this position. In no instance, however, should any of the functions or items listed be interpreted as all inclusive. Additional functions, duties, tasks, or requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate to meet organizational operations.

HumanisRx is an inclusive employer dedicated to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective provincial human rights codes throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please advise the recruiter to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated throughout this process. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.