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Pharmacist - relocate to Vancouver Island, BC

  • Island Health
  • Apr 13, 2026
Full time

Job Description

If you’re an experienced Hospital Pharmacist looking for a meaningful career move - and a change in lifestyle - Island Health welcomes you. Be part of a team that values your expertise, invests in your professional growth, and offers opportunities in both rural communities and vibrant city centres.

We are hiring full-time, part-time and temporary experienced Pharmacists across Vancouver Island.

About the Position

As a Pharmacist with Island Health, you’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. Your clinical skills, leadership, and compassion will make a direct impact on the wellbeing of the communities we serve.

What You Will Need to Apply

Staff Pharmacist Roles

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
  • Successful completion of PEBC Qualifying Exam (I and II - MCQ and OSCE), Jurisprudence Exam, and practical training/internship as required by your provincial regulatory authority.
  • Registration with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia (or eligibility). 

Clinical Pharmacist Roles

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
  • Post-Graduate Clinical Training/Hospital Residency Program (Postgraduate Year 1 – PGY1): One-year accredited residency through Canadian Pharmacy Residency Board (CPRB).
  • Successful completion of PEBC Qualifying Exam (I and II - MCQ and OSCE), Jurisprudence Exam, and practical training/internship as required by your provincial regulatory authority.
  • Registration with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia (or eligibility).

If you’re coming from outside BC, our team will connect you with the resources you need for a smooth transition.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary: $51.37 - 64.19 per hour plus applicable shift differentials.
  • Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision.
  • Municipal Pension Plan with employer contributions.
  • 4 weeks paid vacation (prorated to FTE) plus 13 statutory holidays.
  • Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
  • Relocation assistance may be available for eligible candidates.

Take The Next Step

If you’re passionate about high-quality care and excited to begin your next chapter on Vancouver Island, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

Job Category

Pharmacist

City

Vancouver Island, BC (multiple opportunities)
About Island Health

Island Health provides health and care services to more than 885,000 people on Vancouver Island, the islands in the Salish Sea and the Johnstone Strait and mainland communities north of Powell River. With more than30,000 healthcare professionals, including more than 3,000 doctors, nurse practitioners, midwives and dentists that make up our Medical Staff – as well as 1,000 volunteers and the dedicated support of 12 foundations and19 active auxiliaries, Island Health delivers a broad range of health services, including public health services, primary health care, home and community care, mental health and substance use services, acute care in hospitals and much more across a huge and geographically diverse region.

We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, offering programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw Peoples. As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.

We are Island Health. Creating our future together.

Visit our website at www.islandhealth.ca/careers to learn more.

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