Pharmacist

Overview

• **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
• Dispense medications to inpatient as per prescription.
• + Reviews and interprets each prescription/ medication order before dispensing to ascertain correctness of strength, dose instructions and dosage form.
• + Patient counseling- Provides appropriate patient information concerning the dispensed medications.
• + Clarify any prescription abnormality with the prescribing physician.
• Any unresolved problems are referred to chief pharmacist.
• + Supervise the repackaging, labeling and documentation of medications issued to other departments.
• + Answers drug related inquiries received from doctors, nurses and customers.
• Those inquiries which cannot be answered with certainty are to be referred to the chief pharmacist.
• + Assists in the training of new pharmacist and pharmacist staff as per the direction of the chief pharmacist.
• + Performs specialty pharmacy activities, as delegated and trained.
• + Responsible for medicine’s stock, near expiry medicines monitoring & updating controlled medicine register on daily wise.
• + Performs other miscellaneous duties, as directed by the chief pharmacist.
• + To follow appropriate international guidelines, DHA regulations & Joint Commission International norms while treating or managing patients as well as while discharging their professional duties.
• **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
• Dispense medications to inpatient as per prescription.
• + Reviews and interprets each prescription/ medication order before dispensing to ascertain correctness of strength, dose instructions and dosage form.
• + Patient counseling- Provides appropriate patient information concerning the dispensed medications.
• + Clarify any prescription abnormality with the prescribing physician.
• Any unresolved problems are referred to chief pharmacist.
• + Supervise the repackaging, labeling and documentation of medications issued to other departments.
• + Answers drug related inquiries received from doctors, nurses and customers.
• Those inquiries which cannot be answered with certainty are to be referred to the chief pharmacist.
• + Assists in the training of new pharmacist and pharmacist staff as per the direction of the chief pharmacist.
• + Performs specialty pharmacy activities, as delegated and trained.
• + Responsible for medicine’s stock, near expiry medicines monitoring & updating controlled medicine register on daily wise.
• + Performs other miscellaneous duties, as directed by the chief pharmacist.
• + To follow appropriate international guidelines, DHA regulations & Joint Commission International norms while treating or managing patients as well as while discharging their professional duties.
• **QUALIFICATION, LICENSURE, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SPECIAL SKILLS**
• + ***Education and training.*** Pharmacists must possess a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or school of pharmacy.
• + At least two (2) years experience in a hospital as a pharmacist.
• Thorough knowledge of UAE Laws, company policies, regulations precedents applicable to the area of work.
• DHA license.
• Good command of English. Arabic is desirable but not essential.