Pharmacist - Samundri Based

Indus Hospital; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Indus Hospital in Pakistan seeks a Pharmacy Services professional to supervise inventory management, monitor drug profiles and CPOE, and support antibiotic stewardship across primary care sites. The role requires preparing monthly interventions, reports, and presentations, while coordinating with physicians and health information systems to ensure safe, effective medication use and staff training.

You will provide drug information, counsel clinicians and families, and help develop continuing

Qualifications

• Experience in pharmacy services and inventory management.
• Familiarity with CPOE and drug profiling.
• Knowledge of antibiotic stewardship.
• Ability to prepare reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and assist in Pharmacy Services inventory management.
• Monitor drug profiles and CPOE across primary care sites.
• Participate in antibiotic stewardship rounds.
• Monitor high-alert medications and ensure proper administration.
• Document interventions and report to the Manager daily.
• Prepare monthly presentations on interventions.
• Foster communication between pharmacies and physicians.
• Identify HMIS issues and coordinate with HI for reporting.
• Review stock of crash trolley medicines and report monthly.
• Provide current drug information to healthcare professionals.
• Record drug information data and produce monthly graphs.
• Support pharmacists, technicians and train interns.
• Counsel doctors, staff and patients on safe drug use.
• Arrange CME programs for staff on rational drug use.
• Monitor non-formulary drugs for inpatients.

Skills

Inventory management

CPOE proficiency

Antibiotic stewardship

Drug information

Interdisciplinary communication

Tools

CPOE system

HMIS

Presentation software

Job description

• Supervise and assist in patient Pharmacy Services inventory management; collect information required for interventions.
• Review, monitor and control drug profile and Computerized Physician’s Order Entry (CPOE) of all patient receiving medications at all primary care sites. Contact physicians in case of in-accuracy of order / non availability of medicine or alternative.
• Participate in Antibiotic stewardship round to explore the role of Pharmacist towards patient care.
• Monitor high alert medication dispensation and provide all related precautions and information for proper administration.
• Document all interventions on the system, and present all relevant issues to Manager, Pharmacy Services daily.
• Compile and prepare presentations on Effective Interventions monthly.
• Develop strong communication between the Pharmacies and physicians at primary care sites.
• Identify and correct HMIS related problems (in coordination with HI), and provide summary reports to Manager Pharmacy.
• Review and monitor stock of all crash trolley medicines and present monthly reports to Manager, Pharmacy Services.
• Provide current and accurate drug information to health care professionals. Drug information would include a thorough understanding of new medications, and suitable formulary agents for use in specific therapies.
• Record drug information data and prepare graphical reports of monthly drug information, provided by the Pharmacy department.
• Provide technical and administrative support to Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and training to the interns.
• Provide counseling to the Doctors, staff, patients and their families for the safe use of drugs.
• Arrange Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs for Pharmacists, Interns, Technicians, Nurses and other paramedical staff regarding rational use of drugs.
• Monitor and record all non formulary drugs arranged for inpatients.

Note: “ Indus Hospital & Health Network is an employer that does not tolerate Sexual … Abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.”