Pharmacist Southwest Pharmacy Ltd

PHARMACIST

JOB PURPOSE:

Supports pharmacological services by maintaining Pharmacovigilance, stocking, reordering, assembling, and distributing medications and other pharmaceutical products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, removing outdated drugs.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Receive written prescriptions or refill and verify that information is complete and accurate
• Maintains proper storage and security conditions for drugs
• Protects clients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Orders, labels and counts stock of medication, chemicals, and other pharmaceutical supplies.
• Act as a patient advocate by ensuring that the patient’s prescribed drug therapy is followed as prescribed.
• Organizes medications for dispensing by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
• Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
• Helps health care providers and patients by answering questions and requests pertaining to drugs.
• Promotes patient drug compliance.
• Report patients’ drug adverse events
• Work as part of a team to provide support to other members of the health care team.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

• Three or more years experience.
• A full-time job, to work from 08:00hrs to 19:00hrs.
• Knowledge in drugs used in the private sector to promote the vision and mission of the institution

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Grade 12 Certificate or its equivalent
• Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered with the Health Professions Council of Zambia
• Holder of a valid Practicing License
• At least FIVE (5) years relevant work experience
• Must be Computer literate
• Must be a team player.
• Must have a cheerful attitude.