About this role
- 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.
Minimum Qualification & Experiences
Essential: the post holder must
- Have an appropriate license to work as a registered 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 Associatio n 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 of an inter-professionalteam.
- 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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