Pharmacist
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
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- Interprets physician prescriptions and medication orders. Acts as a drug information resource to patients, medical staff, nursing staff and ancillary department personnel.
- Review medication orders, clinical appropriateness and dosage adjustments, interchanges and therapy modifications as appropriate as per policy before dispensing for the individual patient.
- Conduct appropriateness review for each medication order (Drug, dose, frequency and route of administration, Duplication, Allergies or sensitivities, Interactions, Variation from hospital criteria for use, Patient\xe2\x80\x99s weight and contraindications).
- Medication reconciliation.
- Timely and accurate dispensing of prescriptions to inpatients and discharge patients.
- Identify and resolve medication related problems with the prescriber before processing the medication order.
- Appropriate labeling of medications to ensure proper patient identification and safe medication use
- Follows and maintains established procedures concerning High Alert Medications, Control medications, disposal of hazardous waste and comply with hospital policies.
- Counsels patients or carers on prescription to ensure that the patient understands all information required for safe and proper use of medication and storage at home.
- Promotes rational, cost-effective drug therapy
- Compounds medications according to Hospital guidelines and procedures.
- Increases Pharmacy-Physician interaction by providing an immediate source of information as well as encouraging the use of the hospital formulary of the approved drugs
- Provides medication information to nurses, patients and other healthcare professionals.
- Participates in quality use of medicines projects, audits and dispensary based quality assurance activities. Arranges and processes ward stock replenishment of medications.
- Assists and participate in educational programs (departmental, medical, nursing, community)
- Ensures the maintenance and proper operation of equipments and supplies in the work area.
- Assists the Chief Pharmacist on special assignments.
- Demonstrates ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract variables.
- Follows insurance company\xe2\x80\x99s policies and procedure
- Bachelor Degree of Pharmacy or equivalent
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Job IdJD1640275
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationSharjah, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned