Pharmacist
Role Overview
Performs pharmacy functions including selecting, procuring, storing, distributing, dispensing, and documenting medications.
Works independently and is legally accountable for exercising due care in pharmaceutical dispensing.
Manages and supervises the licensed pharmacy's technical and managerial operations during assigned working hours.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Performs pharmacy functions including selecting, procuring, storing, distributing, dispensing, and documenting medications.
Works independently and is legally accountable for exercising due care in pharmaceutical dispensing.
Manages and supervises the licensed pharmacy's technical and managerial operations during assigned working hours.
Pharmacy and patient care
- Reviews prescriptions, clarifies questions with physicians and insurers, dispenses medication, answers patient enquiries, and provides counseling.
- Dispenses controlled and semi-controlled medications and registers them under DOH rules and regulations.
- Ensures medications are double-checked before dispensing; identifies, reports, and responds to medication errors, safety risks, and incidents.
- Advises physicians on equivalent or substitute medications and helps control drug usage when needed.
- May perform spontaneous dispensing and is expected to be on call for emergencies as required.
Supervision and quality
- Provides work direction and supervises assistant pharmacists and related staff.
- Trains newly hired staff, supervises them during probation, and supports junior pharmacists with drug enquiries.
- Carries out assistant chief pharmacist responsibilities in their absence.
- Participates in quality activities and supports established pharmaceutical indicators.
- Follows organizational medical policies and applicable pharmacy laws, circulars, and regulations.
Qualifications and experience
- Valid DOH license or pass result as a Pharmacist to practice in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Pharmacy.
- 5–8 years of experience in an acute care facility.
- Current, valid home-country license to practice as a pharmacist.
- Excellent command of spoken and written English and Arabic.
- Basic computer literacy and thorough knowledge of medical ethics.
Patient safety and practice
- Observes requirements related to infection control, patient safety, patient assessment, and patient care.
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