PHARMACY
REQUIREMENT
- A minimum of Bachelor of Pharmacy from an accredited University, completion of internship and NYSC
- Minimum 2 years post NYSC experience in clinical setting.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Attentiveness & a good listener
- Flexibility and openness to change;
- A commitment to assuring high standards and strive for a patient centered service;
- Articulate and audible in patient communications.
- Able to respond positively to patient disappointments and setbacks
- The ability to plan and deliver care in an effective and resourceful manner.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
- Checks prescriptions to ensure that there are no errors and that they are appropriate and safe for the individual patient.
- Provides advice on the dosage of medicines and the most appropriate form of medication, for example, tablet, injection, ointment or inhaler.
- Participates in ward rounds, taking patient drug histories and involvement in decision-making on appropriate treatments as directed (ward pharmacist)
- Ensures medicines are stored appropriately and securely.
- Supervises the work of less experienced and less qualified staff.
- Answers questions about medicines from within the hospital, other hospitals and the general public.
- Keeps up to date with, and contributing to, research and development.
- Complies with hospital policies and pharmacy standard operating procedures
- Provides information on expenditure on drugs.
- Participates in team meetings and accreditation activities.
- Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
- Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labelling pharmaceuticals.
- Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.
- Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' work flow; verifying their preparation and labelling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
- Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counselling patients on drug therapies.
- Develops hospital staff's pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs; training pharmacy staff and health care professionals.
- Complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration by monitoring nursing unit inspections; maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory; supervising the work results of support personnel; maintaining current registration; studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; advising management on needed actions.
- Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Maintains pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- To undertake other irregular tasks as reasonably delegated by your line manager.
- To apply, submit your comprehensive CV to the [email protected]
Date of Announcement: October 12, 2022 Deadline: October 31, 2022.
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