Clinical Pharmacist
Job Details
Hiring Organization | University Hospital Sharjah |
Post Name | Clinical Pharmacist |
Qualification | BSc or Doctor of Pharmacy (Phar.D.) degree from an accredited college of pharmacy |
Industry | Private |
Employment Type | Full Time |
Work Hours | 8 Hours |
Salary | AED 5000 To AED 5200 Per Month |
Location | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
Position Summary
Clinical pharmacists provide pharmaceutical care to patients by monitoring drug therapies, reviewing medication orders, and providing drug information; In addition, clinical pharmacists provide clinical guidance to the pharmacy and health care staff.
Summary of Main Duties
- Consistently complies with UHS policies, procedures and practices.
- Completes and maintains all regulatory requirements including licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time frames.
- Able to evaluate, identify, prevent and manage drug-related problems.
- Assume responsibility for patient-specific pharmacotherapy plan to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Assists medical staff with the selection of evidence-based drug therapy and patient monitoring
- Evaluates medication orders and patient medication profiles for drug appropriateness review.
- Performs drug reconciliations, monitors for duplication of therapy, allergies, adverse reactions, and appropriate formulary alternatives and identifies medications.
- Recommends changes in medication therapy based on appropriateness and medication management initiatives (example: policies)
- Demonstrates sound judgments, good decision making and conclusions
- Calculates and confirms pharmaceutical dosage calculations(pediatric doses, IV admixtures, chemotherapy, etc.).
- Identifies and is capable of using resources to ensure safe medication practices.
- Report and investigate adverse drug reactions and medication errors to ensure safe medication use system.
- Maintains professional knowledge by attending lectures, seminars or online education units.
- Participates in departmental competency examinations.
- Shares drug information accurately with physicians and other health care workers.
- Responds to physician, health care workers and patient drug-related questions appropriately.
- Researches drug information using appropriate resources.
- Provides in-service education to nurses, pharmacy staff and other healthcare workers as needed.
- Represents pharmacy in appropriate committees.
- Maintain proper documentation on patient profiles or prescriptions.
- Maintain progress notes and care plan documentation.
- Responsible for documenting all interventions in the appropriate format.
- Actively participates in patient care rounds with other members of the healthcare team
- Counsels patients/nurses with clear and accurate instructions.
- Accepts and adjusts to changes in departmental procedures.
- Effectively communicate with physicians and nurses by delivering timely information pertaining to pharmaceutical care.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Licenses/Registration
- Must have a valid UAE MOH Evaluation.
Position criteria Other Skills/Abilities
- Dispensary experience working in a complex healthcare environment such as a hospital or large clinical setting.
- Experience in meeting KPI’s
Other Skills/Abilities
- Must have good computer skills ability to communicate clearly, and knowledge in drug information and research. Ability to provide direction for pharmacy support staff as requested by Senior Pharmacist.
- Ability to use the computer for 6-9 hrs, ability to stand for a long time in patient care round.