Pharmacist

Narayana Health; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Narayana Health in Bengaluru is seeking a pharmacist to manage procurement, pharmacy operations, and staff supervision. The role involves sourcing medicines, negotiating with suppliers, and ensuring compliance with JCIA standards.

The candidate should have strong numerical skills, communication ability, and experience in hospital pharmacy management to support cost-effective and safe medication handling.

Qualifications

• Technical skill: good knowledge of medicines and procurement.
• Complete management of pharmacy operations.
• Strong verbal communication and numerical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Internalizing the S.O.P.
• Selecting quality medicines and obtaining quotations.
• Check rates per doctor requirements and procure medicines.
• Negotiate with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Prepare purchase orders and approvals.
• Train new staff and supervise current staff.
• Manage internship programs and MR rounds for new molecules/brands.
• Audit medicines for expiry and storage, ensure JCIA compliance.
• Oversee stock taking and rounds in wards.

Skills

Procurement

Pharmacy management

Verbal communication

Numerical ability

Job description

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Narayana Health, one of India's largest and World's most economical healthcare service providers is set to emerge as a global industry model for its ability to reconcile quality, affordability, scale, transparency, credibility and sustainable profitability. From 300 beds hospital in 2001, Narayana Health has grown to a 6900 beds healthcare conglomerate in 2014 with 26 hospitals present in 16 Cities within the country and also has International Presence in Cayman.

NH has been known for its cost- cutting approach and ranked 36th among World's 50 Most Innovative Companiesby Fast Companies in 2012. NH has also been a proud recipient of Frost & Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012 in the category Healthcare Service Provider Company of the Year and FICCI Health Care Excellence Award 2012 for Addressing Industry Issues.

Job Responsibilities:

• To Internalizing the S.O.P.
• Selection of good quality product.
• To receive the quotation from different company.
• As per doctor requirements check the comparative rates.
• Procurement of medicine.
• Negotiation for scheme with supplier/manufacture..
• Purchase order approval.
• Preparing shift rota for staff.
• Recruitment of new pharmacist.
• Train the new staff.
• Supervision on present staff.
• Train the student - for internship.
• Attending the M.R.for new molecule & new brand.
• Audit of medicines at nursing station for their expiry &storage condition.
• Training programmed on medication safety for concerned staff.
• Assisting assistant pharmacist in routine work whenever required.
• Second check on gate pass.
• Physical stock taking of medicine –quarterly.
• To take rounds in the Wards to check for the JCIA Compliance.

Candidate Requirements:

• Technical Skill: Good knowledge of medicine. Procurement of the medicine &
• Complete management of pharmacy.
• Verbal Ability/Communication Skill
• Numerical Ability: To handle the Medicine as well as the cash and to compare the rates.