Pharmacist II

Philippine Children's Medical Center; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 334,800 - 502,200; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Quezon City seeks a qualified Pharmacist to manage medication therapy and ensure proper pharmaceutical care for patients. This role involves patient education, counseling, and compliance with all regulations. Candidates must have a pharmacist license and at least 18 months of relevant experience. The position is situated in a dynamic healthcare environment with significant responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid pharmacist license and at least 18 months of relevant experience.
• Strong communication skills for patient education and counseling.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical needs and medication therapy management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates pharmaceutical care with patient needs.
• Manages medication therapy and provides recommendations.
• Dispenses drugs and ensures regulatory compliance.

Skills

Patient education

Medication therapy management

Drug information dissemination

Counseling on medications

Education

Pharmacist License

Relevant experience (18 months)

Job description

Pharmacist (RPH - CSR) - Healthcare Account (with 18 months relevant exp)| Taguig

Taguig, National Capital Region, Philippines

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the overall pharmaceutical needs of the patient care areas with the dispensing area.
• Responsible and accountable in managing the medication therapy of patients.
• Provides medication therapy evaluations and recommendations to patients and health care professionals.
• Provides patient education and medication counselling.
• Counsels patients on medications to be self-administered in the hospital and discharge medications.
• Reviews the home medicines of discharged patients.
• Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, and other health‑care personnel.
• Attends to adverse drug reaction experience (ADE) in the hospital.
• Compounds parenteral, oral, and topical preparations (IV admixtures and Total Parenteral Nutrition for inpatients).
• Reviews and interprets each unit dose and IV admixture medication order to ensure that it is entered accurately into the unit‑dose or IV admixture system.
• Insures that good manufacturing techniques are used in compounding intravenous admixtures and extemporaneous preparations.
• Insures that drugs are stored and dispensed properly.
• Insures that all national laws and DDB regulations are followed.
• Dispenses drugs and medicine, and other pharmaceutical preparations.
• Daily inventory of drugs and medical devices.
• Monitors drugs at critical level in assigned shelves.
• Checks incoming drugs, medicine, chemicals for quality, qualifying in conformity with requested item.
• Records inpatients issues of wards covered by unit dosing in individual patients profile.
• Monitors correct quantity, expiry date, and proper storage of emergency drugs in the wards and clinics.
• Monitors maintenance/use of all equipment, electronic devices, accountable, and official forms.
• Participates in the regular meetings of the Therapeutics Committee and other hospital committees involving the Pharmacy.
• Communicates with all Pharmacy staff regarding new developments in the area.
• Maintains professional competence, particularly in knowledge of drug stability and incompatibilities.
• Attend meetings/seminar-workshops/consultative meetings related to clinical and hospital pharmacy practice.
• Supervises clerks, Pharmacy Technicians, and pharmacy interns.
• Compliance to IMS (Integrated Management System) Standards and Policies.