Pharmacist

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 ).
• 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.

Required Skills