Pharmacist at Cedarcrest Hospitals Limited

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• The Pharmacist is responsible for dispensing drugs prescribed by Medical Officers, Consultants and other health professionals and provide information to patients about medications and their use.
• As a pharmacist you are responsible for procurement, quality testing, storing and security of all drugs, injections and other medical supplies at Cedarcrest.
• You are also responsible for ensuring there is an adequate supply of medicine.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Review prescriptions from Medical Officers to ensure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability for the patients.
• Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting Medical Officers' orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Gives pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies.
• Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.
• Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Provide information and advice about drugs, their side effects, correct dosage, and proper storage.
• Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies.
• Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing workflow, verifying the preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
• Keep records of drugs and medical supplies on Medicplus.
• Plan, implement or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security and proper disposal.
• Work with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, and review/evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs.
• Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs.
• Assess the identity, strength or purity of medications.
• Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies.
• Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
• Records patients’ history relating to medicinal use on Medicplus.
• Ensures the safe and secure storage of all medicines and hospital supplies.
• Maintains records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory.
• Complies with all NAFDAC legislations
• Stay updated on pharmacy regulations, treatments and development.
• Supervises the work results of support personnel.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintains current registration, studies existing and new legislation anticipates legislation and advises management on needed actions.
• Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Perform any other task that may be assigned.

HIERARCHY

• This role reports to the Head of Pharmacy.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
• NYSC Certificate
• Valid practicing license

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of five years of previous retail pharmacy experience; preferably with managerial experience
• Background and knowledge of pharmaceutics and their drugs and interactions
• Familiarity with drug pricing program preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail, managerial and interpersonal skills
• Experience with pharmacy management systems, familiarity and working ability with practice management systems, database operations, spreadsheets, and other software systems is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations in a multicultural environment.
• The ability to work carefully, methodically and accurately with medicines and doses.
• Excellent communication skills for dealing with patients and health professionals.
• Knowledge of the code of ethics for Pharmacists.
• Interpersonal skills and a caring and sympathetic manner.
• Must possess general clinical awareness.
• Attention to detail.
• Managing pharmacology processes.