Pharmacist Al Zahra Hospital Dubai

Al Zahra Hospital Dubai is presently seeking qualified candidates for the role of Pharmacist / Doctor of Pharmacy in UAE. This position is responsible for dispensing medications and ensuring their effective and safe use as per prescription. The incumbent will also provide information about usage and dosage of medicines, their purpose and potential side effects.

Responsibilities of Pharmacist

• Provides pharmacy services to patients and medical practitioners.
• Fills prescriptions, dispenses medicines, counsels’ patients and medical practitioners regarding the nature and use of drugs, and trains and/or supervises assistant pharmacist.
• Prepares and maintains all necessary records on prescriptions, patient charges, and inventory.
• Makes decisions regarding generic substitution of prescribed pharmaceuticals.
• Provide information about over-the-counter drugs and make recommendations after talking with the patient.
• Counsel patients and/or medical practitioners on drug indications/contraindications, dosage, drug interactions, and side effects.
• Provides other drug and pharmaceutical information as appropriate.
• Provides guidance and training to assistant pharmacist during course of work and monitors performance.
• Establishes and maintains methods and manner of storage and record-keeping systems to provide for safekeeping of pharmaceuticals.
• Takes patient histories as required; makes initial clinical assessments and refers patients to appropriate clinicians.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• In addition is also responsible for completion of third-party insurance forms and other paperwork.

Other Duties as Pharmacist

• Responsible for keeping confidential computerized records of patients’ drug therapies to prevent harmful drug interactions.
• Follows insurance companies’ policies and procedures.
• Follows DHA regulations
• Monitors the nearing expiry/expired items in order to dispose them according to policy.
• Assures the accuracy of every prescription processed.
• Reports any violation of departments’ policies and procedure to chief Pharmacist.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures and objectives continuous quality improvement objectives and ensures pharmacy staff compliance
• Performs any job-related duties as assigned by chief pharmacist.
• Stays current on developments within his /her field of specialization by reading industry publications and seeking information on industry best practices.
• Consistent with the organization’s values of “teamwork,” “partnership,” and “quality,” works in collaboration with other departments to maximize the patient experience.
• Helps supervisor to identify sources of waste and inefficiency to help contain the costs of healthcare delivery.

Education & Experience

Following is the eligibility criteria for the role of Pharmacist at AZHD:

• Bachelor’s in Pharmacy from an approved institute.
• 2-3 years of Professional experience.
• DHA license to work in UAE.

Knowledge & Skills

• Thorough knowledge of human physiology and Biochemistry.
• Excellent Communication skills.
• Ability to interpret prescription orders.
• Time management skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Honesty.
• Integrity.
• Transparency.
• Ethical behavior.
• Quality.
• Teamwork.
• Compassion.
• Respect and dignity.
• Trust.
• Customer focus.
• Partnership.
• Service.
• Confidentiality.
• Communication.

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