Pharmacist, Healthcare

• 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.

Minimum Qualification & Experiences

Essential:

• Have an appropriate license to work as aregistered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.
• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)

DESIRABLE:
The post holder should have

• Evidenced ability to work as part ofan inter-professional team.
• Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.
• Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic

Competencies

Core:

Level

Drive Performance and Results

Proficient

Coaching and Mentoring

Developing

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