Pharmacist - Pharmacy (Pakpattan)

aku; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Aga Khan University Hospital in Pakpattan, Pakistan seeks a Pharmacist to support hospital and outpatient pharmacy operations. The role emphasizes accurate dispensing, patient counseling, and coordinating with medical staff to ensure timely delivery of medications.

The position requires a Pharmacy degree and traineeship experience in a hospital or retail setting, with readiness to work in shifts and uphold safety standards.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist must hold a Doctorate / Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from a recognized university.
• Traineeship experience in Retail Pharmacy / medium / large hospital or preferably one year in similar capacity.
• Familiarity with hospital pharmacy functioning and local drugs.
• Ability to communicate with medical professionals and work in shifts.

Responsibilities

• Dispense drugs in inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory pharmacies.
• Review and process physician orders for accurate therapeutic dose.
• Monitor lab reports for antibiotic indication, drug interactions, duplication, etc.
• Ensure timely delivery of medication to nursing units and patients.
• Ensure label accuracy before dispensing and manage expiry lists.
• Assist in patient counseling for outpatient prescriptions and maintain cash handling.
• Prepare sterile injections, bulk compounding, and monitor chemo lists.
• Manage inventory and expiry of products.

Job description

Pharmacist - Pharmacy

Entity:Aga Khan University Hospital

Location:Pakpattan, Pakistan

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University Hospital in addition to its five Hospitals creates access through its Outreach Services which include Clinical Laboratories, Outpatient Medical Centres, Pharmacy services, Home Health and other services. Outreach Services are designed to provide primary to secondary healthcare services to patients near their homes and are present in several cities across Pakistan. Outpatient Medical Centres offer a range of specialty clinics including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Cardiopulmonary, Orthopedics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Physiotherapy, and cater to children, adults, and elderly patients for general health checks or specific disease consultations.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

• dispense drugs in the inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory pharmacies
• review and process physician orders for accurate therapeutic dose
• monitor lab reports for proper indication of antibiotics, drug-drug interaction, duplication of same class etc
• ensure timely delivery of medication to nursing units and patients
• ensure the accuracy of the label before dispensing
• complete expiry of drug list on accurate and timely basis
• assist in patient counseling for outpatient prescription and maintenance of cash
• prepare sterile injection, bulk compounding, and monitoring of chemo critical list
• manage inventory and expiry of the product.

Requirements:

You should have:

• a Doctorate / Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from a recognized university
• traineeship experience in Retail Pharmacy / medium / large hospital or preferably one year experience in the similar capacity
• familiarity with hospital pharmacy functioning
• sound knowledge of physiology, pharmacology and pharmaceutical
• familiarity with locally available drugs, pharmaceutical and their indications
• ability to communicate with medical professionals
• willingness to work in shift duties.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.