Lead Pharmacist: Medication Safety & Patient Care

Course; Dubai; On-site; AED 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Course in Dubai seeks a pharmacist to supervise the medicines supply chain, advise on safe use of medicines, and respond to patients with appropriate drug therapies. The role involves dispensing, compounding, and labeling medications, monitoring drug therapies, and ensuring regulatory compliance with DHA/MOH/HAAD guidelines.

The successful candidate will lead pharmacy operations, train staff, maintain records for controlled substances, and promote high standards of infection control and customer

Responsibilities

• Supervise medicines supply chain and ensure pharmacy premises and systems are fit for purpose
• Advise other healthcare professionals about safe and effective medicines use, and safe and secure supply of medicines
• Respond to patients' symptoms and advise on medicines for sale in pharmacies
• Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities
• Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals
• Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions
• Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians’ workflow, verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections
• Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies
• Develops hospital staff’s pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs and training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals
• Complies with drug laws as regulated by the DHA/ MOH/ HAAD, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration by monitoring nursing unit inspection
• Maintains records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory
• Supervises the work results of support personnel
• 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
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Meet monthly target by promoting the pharmacy sales
• Promote customer satisfaction by providing excellent service to customers

Job description

Course in Dubai seeks a pharmacist to supervise the medicines supply chain, advise on safe use of medicines, and respond to patients with appropriate drug therapies. The role involves dispensing, compounding, and labeling medications, monitoring drug therapies, and ensuring regulatory compliance with DHA/MOH/HAAD guidelines.

The successful candidate will lead pharmacy operations, train staff, maintain records for controlled substances, and promote high standards of infection control and customer