Director of Pharmacy

AMERICAN HOSPITAL; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

American Hospital Dubai seeks a Pharmacy Services Leader to oversee all aspects of hospital pharmacy operations, ensuring safe and effective medication use, staff supervision, budget management, and policy implementation.

The role requires JCIA knowledge, aseptic techniques, drug-use criteria, inventory control, UAE pharmaceutical laws, and fluent English/Arabic communication. Bachelor in Pharmacy and UAE licensure with 5+ years hospital supervision are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Licensure as required by country of origin.
• Minimum of five years of supervisory experience in hospital pharmacy.
• Knowledge of JCIA standards.
• Knowledge of asepsis and sterile products.
• Knowledge of drug-use control functions including purchasing.
• Knowledge of UAE Pharmaceutical Laws.
• Fluency in English and Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of pharmacy operations within American Hospital Dubai.
• Establish and maintain drug-use control systems in compliance with laws and standards.
• Develop and perform quality management studies.
• Lead JCIA standards implementation in Pharmacy.
• Coordinate with Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for staffing and resources.
• Develop and implement departmental policies and procedures and annual reviews.
• Prepare and monitor departmental budget for equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and personnel.
• Collaborate with medical staff on drug-use criteria and evaluations.
• Recruit and assess departmental staff; ensure qualified personnel.

Skills

Inventory control

Drug storage

Drug distribution

Drug information

Pharmacokinetics

Drug therapy monitoring

Pharmaceutical laws UAE

English proficiency

Arabic proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in Pharmacy or equivalent

Licensure as required by country of origin

Tools

Pharmacy computerization

Job description

Job description

Oversees all aspects of pharmacy operations within American Hospital Dubai. Ensures safe and effective use of medications, overseeing the pharmacy staff, managing the budget and resources, developing, and implementing policies and procedures, and maintaining compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains effective systems of drug-use control for patients and staff of the hospital, in compliance with relevant laws, rules, regulations and pharmaceutical care standards of governing bodies.
• Develops and performs quality management studies based on professionally acceptable criteria.
• Oversees all Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) Standards implementation of Pharmacy.
• Provides staff resources as necessary for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for the Medical Staff.
• Develops and implements plans for the achievement of short-term and long-term goals and objectives in conjunction with departmental, administrative, and other staff members.
• Supervises scheduling of departmental personnel to ensure adequate staffing levels and equitable distribution of routine assignments based on institutional needs.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for various aspects of departmental operations, in concert with other staff members; performs annual reviews of policies and procedures making revisions as needed.
• Prepares, submits, and monitors performances of departmental budget for equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and personnel
• Assists medical staff in the development of drug-use criteria and the performance of drug-use evaluations based on those criteria.
• Establishes standards for the purchase of pharmaceutical products.
• Cooperates and participates actively with Unimed in the processing of all pharmacy drugs and supplies.
• Maintains effective and timely communication with departmental and other hospital staff.
• Works closely with and supports Nursing staff Pharmacy needs.
• Participates actively on assigned inter-departmental committees of the hospital.
• Participates in the recruitment process of departmental staff to ensure qualified and competent staff.
• Analyzes job functions and prepares job descriptions; performs annual reviews of job descriptions and prepares revisions where needed.
• Review pharmacy space and resource requirements to ensure patient care needs are met.
• Prepares and submits reports per routine schedules and as needed.
• Maintains appropriate records and documentation of activities.
• Performs all duties in a professional, effective, and confidential manner.
• Performs all other duties required or assigned.
• Participates in department Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
• Complies with Hospital Policy and Procedure regarding safety, infection control and security.
• Ensures all team members attend quality improvement programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Licensure as required by country of origin.

Professional Experience:

• Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience in hospital pharmacy practices.
• Knowledge of all aspects of drug-use control functions including purchasing.
• Knowledge of pharmacy computerization.
• Knowledge of the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) standards.
• Knowledge of principles of asepsis and related aseptic techniques for sterile products.
• Skills in Inventory control, drug storage, drug distribution, drug information, applied pharmacokinetics, and principles of drug therapy monitoring, as well as working knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Laws of the U.A.E.
• Ability to speak and write in English and Arabic fluently.
• Ability to apply accepted principles of management.