Pharmacist

Keka Technologies Private Limited; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Job summary

Keka Technologies Private Limited is seeking a Pharmacy Specialist to dispense and review medications in a hospital setting, ensuring medication safety and supporting physicians and nurses with drug information.

Responsibilities include medication reconciliation, monitoring therapy, patient counseling, rounds participation, and maintaining accurate records while complying with policies and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D with knowledge of pharmacology and therapeutics.
• Familiar with hospital pharmacy policies, infection-control procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong communication, documentation, and computer skills for clinical pharmacy activities.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify physician medication orders and prescriptions.
• Dispense inpatient and outpatient medications accurately.
• Conduct medication reconciliation and identify discrepancies.
• Monitor drug therapy for efficacy, safety, interactions, contraindications, and adverse drug reactions.
• Provide clinical pharmacy support to physicians, nurses, and other professionals.
• Counsel patients on medication use, dosage, administration, precautions, and side effects.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and maintain accurate medication profiles.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manage controlled medications and monitor storage and inventory.
• Support antimicrobial stewardship and rational drug use.
• Assist with formulary management and medication-use evaluations.
• Follow infection-control, medication-safety, and quality-assurance procedures.

Skills

Pharmacology

Therapeutics

Pharmaceutical calculations

Medication safety

Drug interactions

Hospital pharmacy policies

Infection-control procedures

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Documentation

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)

Job description

Responsible for dispensing and reviewing medications, ensuring medication safety, supporting physicians and nurses with drug-related information, monitoring patients' medication therapy, and maintaining compliance with hospital policies and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and verify physician medication orders and prescriptions.
• Dispense inpatient and outpatient medications accurately.
• Conduct medication reconciliation and identify medication discrepancies.
• Monitor drug therapy for efficacy, safety, interactions, contraindications, and adverse drug reactions.
• Provide clinical pharmacy support to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Counsel patients regarding medication use, dosage, administration, precautions, and side effects.
• Participate in multidisciplinary healthcare teams and patient-care rounds.
• Maintain accurate medication profiles and pharmacy documentation.
• Manage controlled medications and maintain appropriate records.
• Monitor medication storage, inventory, expiry dates, and stock levels.
• Support antimicrobial stewardship and rational drug use.
• Assist with formulary management and medication-use evaluations.
• Follow hospital infection-control, medication-safety, and quality-assurance procedures.
• Ensure compliance with applicable pharmacy laws, accreditation standards, and hospital policies.
• Participate in pharmacovigilance, adverse drug reaction reporting, and medication-error prevention.
• Support staff training and continuing professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D).
• Knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics, pharmaceutical calculations, medication safety, and drug interactions.
• Knowledge of hospital pharmacy policies, regulatory requirements, and infection-control procedures.
• Good communication, clinical reasoning, documentation, and computer skills.

Experience

• 3 - 6 years of hospital/clinical pharmacy experience, depending on the position.
• Experience reviewing and validating medication orders and prescriptions.
• Experience with inpatient and outpatient medication dispensing.
• Experience managing controlled medications and pharmacy inventory.

Required Skills