Pharmacist

Job Summary:

Responsible for dispensing and reviewing medications, ensuring medication safety, supporting physicians and nurses with drug-related information, monitoring patients' medication therapy, and maintaining compliance with hospital policies and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• •Review and verify physician medication orders and prescriptions.
• •Dispense inpatient and outpatient medications accurately.
• •Conduct medication reconciliation and identify medication discrepancies.
• •Monitor drug therapy for efficacy, safety, interactions, contraindications, and adverse drug reactions.
• •Provide clinical pharmacy support to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• •Counsel patients regarding medication use, dosage, administration, precautions, and side effects.
• •Participate in multidisciplinary healthcare teams and patient-care rounds.
• •Maintain accurate medication profiles and pharmacy documentation.
• •Manage controlled medications and maintain appropriate records.
• •Monitor medication storage, inventory, expiry dates, and stock levels.
• •Support antimicrobial stewardship and rational drug use.
• •Assist with formulary management and medication-use evaluations.
• •Follow hospital infection-control, medication-safety, and quality-assurance procedures.
• •Ensure compliance with applicable pharmacy laws, accreditation standards, and hospital policies.
• •Participate in pharmacovigilance, adverse drug reaction reporting, and medication-error prevention.
• •Support staff training and continuing professional development.

Qualifications

• •Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy ( B.Pharm ) or Doctor of Pharmacy ( Pharm.D ).
• •Valid DHA pharmacist license/registration.
• •Knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics, pharmaceutical calculations, medication safety, and drug interactions.
• •Knowledge of hospital pharmacy policies, regulatory requirements, and infection-control procedures.
• •Good communication, clinical reasoning, documentation, and computer skills.

Experience

• •3 - 6 years of hospital/clinical pharmacy experience, depending on the position.
• •Experience reviewing and validating medication orders and prescriptions.
• •Experience with inpatient and outpatient medication dispensing.
• •Experience managing controlled medications and pharmacy inventory.