Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in patient care? As a Pharmacy Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll provide pharmaceutical care and help ensure CAF members have access to the medications they need, in Canada and on operations around the world.
This position is available through direct entry, on a full-time or part-time basis, or through our full-time paid education program.
Pay & Benefits
The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:
- Competitive salary
- New pay increases: earn more from the start
- Paid education and training opportunities
- Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Counselling and relocation support services
- Pension plan
- Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance
Overview
As a Pharmacy Officer, your primary duties are to:
- Offer expert advice on drug therapy for emergency medicine, intensive care therapy, pain management, and infectious diseases
- Identify and resolve complex drug-related problems
- Consult with patients, physicians, and other health care professionals
- Maintain clinical competence through structured and self-directed learning initiatives
- Manage and control medical supplies and equipment
You’ll find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the Forces.ca website.
This position is similar to the following:
To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada
- Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
- For the Paid Education programs, you can be 16 years old (with parental consent)
- For the Primary Reserve, you can be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student
- Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec (some jobs require higher levels of education)
Direct Entry Plan
If you already have a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) or a PharmD degree from a recognized Canadian university, have passed the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada’s Qualifying Exam, hold a current licence to practise client-based pharmacy in a Canadian province or territory, and are in the possession of a Letter of Good Standing from your professional regulatory authority, the CAF may place you directly into the required on-the-job training program following basic training. Because this on-the-job training leads directly to an intensive 6-month clinical residency, it is also necessary that all candidates (except for very recent graduates) possess—or seek out—clinical experience in a tertiary care facility as delineated in the entry standard prior to applying to the CAF. Basic training and military officer qualification training (of which this clinical residency are part) are both required before being assigned.
Join the CAF
To learn more about becoming a Pharmacy Officer, visit www.forces.ca, talk to a recruiter at a centre near you (www.forces.ca/en/find-a-recruiting-centre), or call 1-800-856-8488.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
