Officer-Pharmacy

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital; Amravati; On-site; INR 279,000 - 390,600; Full time

Job summary

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Amravati is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Support Staff member. The responsibilities include ensuring timely issuance of medicines across floors, maintaining accurate drug records, and addressing patient queries regarding medications.

The ideal candidate will hold a Diploma or Bachelor in Pharmacy and have 0-5 years of experience. Adherence to proper drug management protocols and quality improvement initiatives is essential to the role.

Qualifications

• 0–5 years of experience in pharmacy or related field.
• Proficient in maintaining narcotic and drug inventory.
• Ability to follow FEFO policy and handle life-saving drugs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely issuance of medicines to all floors.
• Maintain records of all drug purchases and issuance.
• Conduct physical stock verification as needed.
• Resolve patient queries regarding medications.

Skills

Medicine issuance

Billing accuracy

Stock maintenance

Patient query resolution

Education

Diploma in Pharmacy / Bachelor in Pharmacy

Job description

Qualifications

Diploma in Pharmacy / Bachelor in Pharmacy

Job No.

08 AMRAVATI

Department

Support Staff and Tech

Location

Amravati, Maharastra

Work Experience

0–5 Years

Description

• Ensure medicines are issued to all floors within the scheduled time.
• Issue indents from wards and arrange delivery of medicines to respective wards as required.
• Perform billing before handing over medicines to wards/patients, ensuring correct quantity, batch number, expiry date and MRP.
• Furnish information about available medicines to doctors and nurses as and when required.
• Daily updating of narcotic registers and stock maintenance.
• Maintain records of all purchases, receipts and issue of drugs.
• Index and store medicines for easy retrieval.
• Ensure availability of narcotic drugs and maintain stock levels.
• Follow the FEFO policy while issuing medicines.
• Resolve patient queries with the support of the Pharmacy Manager.
• Conduct physical stock verification as required.
• Ensure issue of narcotics and dangerous drugs only after proper authorization and documentation.
• Keep the Pharmacy Manager informed about new medicine requirements as per prescriptions received.
• Ensure narcotics in the pharmacy store are kept double locked at all times.
• Ensure life‑saving drugs are stored at optimum levels to meet emergencies.
• Ensure drugs are not stored beyond expiry date and arrange disposal of expired medicines.
• Ensure returned medicines are in intact packs and have not been opened or partially used.
• Ensure cleanliness of the Pharmacy department.
• Be part of Quality Improvement Initiatives and organizational protocols.