Pharmacist at St. Nicolas Hospital

Job Responsibilities:

• Check prescriptions for appropriateness and proper dosage and also communicating with prescribers in situations where dosage adjustment is required or an alternative is suggested.
• Dispensing of prescribed medication to patients and other health care professionals and advising them on the indications, contra-indications, drug-drug interactions or food drug interactions, side effects and dosage and stating the need for compliance to dosing regimen when necessary.
• Compounding of prescribed drugs by calculating the strength of active pharmaceutical ingredients required, mixing and dissolving in an appropriate vehicle and packaging in containers, when the syrup form of a drug is needed or preferred.
• Maintaining an electronic database of patient drug history, proper inventory of controlled drugs and other pharmaceutical products available in the pharmacy.
• Performing monthly stock taking of pharmaceuticals and audit of records on the inventory management software.

Requirements

• Must have completed NYSC
• Candidate should hold a valid Pharmacist certification and Practice License
• Proficiency in computer usage is required