Job: CFPCN Pharmacist - Navigation Team

Working Title: CFPCN Pharmacist – Navigation Team
Status: Full-time (1.0 FTE)
Hours/Rotation: 8 hour shifts
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday/Statutory holidays
Location: Variable, depending on patient’s needs
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Closing Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network (CFPCN) is a group of family physicians in North West Calgary and Cochrane collaborating with the Alberta Health Services - Calgary Zone to deliver the best possible primary care.

CFPCN brings together physicians and other primary health care providers to achieve efficiencies, assess and meet patient needs and cooperate on special programs that serve the Calgary Foothills area. The network operates in partnership with Alberta Health and Wellness, Alberta Health Services – Calgary Zone and the Alberta Medical Association.

The CFPCN Navigation Team is a new initiative that will support the family physician looking after the at-risk patient. The primary goal of the team is to connect the at-risk patient with existing community supports. The focus will initially be on:

1. To the patient discharged from hospital
2. To the patient whose physician is gathering assessment information to determine a dementia diagnosis
3. Coordination of falls prevention for primary care patients

CFPCN has established a team environment where individuals are encouraged to take initiative, be creative and contribute to ongoing decision-making. The PCN Pharmacist is an integral member of the Primary Care Network Team. The pharmacist will work collaboratively with patients, physician and other health care providers to provide clinical services as required for challenging, complex and chronic care patients.

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