Intern Pharmacist 2024-2025

Req ID : 166632

Company : Nova Scotia Health

Location : Various Sites and Community-based Locations Throughout Nova Scotia

Department : Pharmacy Services

Type of Employment : Permanent, and Assignment Opportunities Available

Status : Based on Bargaining Unit and Constituent Union

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.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails.

The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle.

Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

Check out the below links to learn more about our facilities, zones and communities :

• Facility Profiles
• Central Zone (Halifax Regional Municipality, Eastern Shore and West Hants areas)
• Western Zone (Annapolis Valley, South West and South Shore areas)
• Northern Zone (Colchester, Cumberland and Pictou County)
• Eastern Zone (Cape Breton, Antigonish and Guysborough areas)

About the Opportunity

Nova Scotia Health is committed to Nurturing the Future of Healthcare.

We will do this by hiring Intern Pharmacists who will be completing studies in the next 12 months. Nova Scotia Health’s mission is to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together.

NSH will provide you with the challenge and opportunity you are looking for by entering the Pharmacy field!

The Pharmacist has accountability and responsibility for the procurement and dispensing of medications, as well as their safe and effective use by patients, the prevention of disease and the promotion of health and wellness and independent prescribing within collaborative practices.

The Pharmacist provides information about the optimal use of medications and promotes the cost effectiveness of medications through evidence-based decision making.

Further, pharmacists contribute to the knowledge base of drug information by partaking in practice-based research initiatives and promoting evidence-based practice or services through drug use evaluation.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following :

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
• Eligible for licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists
• Competencies in other languages asset; French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Signing bonuses starting at $5000 for some programs / units with potential for up to $10,000 for rural placements
• Up to $5000 in relocation expenses
• Extensive health and dental benefits
• Enrollment in the Provincial Pension Plan
• Shift and weekend premiums
• Variety of available shifts
• Continuous clinical education and support
• Opportunity for advancement within the organization

Hours

• Various permanent and assignment (temporary) opportunities are available
• Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays

Compensation and Benefits

• Intern Pharmacist - $43.67 per hour
• Pharmacist - Starting at $47.19 per hour after you provide proof of your active-practicing license with the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. A Recruiter will reach out to you to explore whether your qualifications and skills match an opportunity.

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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