Trainee Pharmacist - KAR

The Aga Khan University Hospital (Pakistan); Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 201,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) invites fresh pharmacy graduates to join its one-year Hospital Pharmacy Training Programme located at Karimabad. The programme combines didactics with hands-on experience across inpatient, ambulatory, sterile and non-sterile operations, with rotations through Off-Campus Hospitals in Hyderabad.

On completion, opportunities for full-time employment may arise, subject to performance.

Qualifications

• Pharm D from an HEC-recognised or equivalent program with the required CGPA/percentage.
• Proficiency in computer applications used in hospital pharmacy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in teams as well as independently and willingness to work in shifts.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient pharmacy operations.
• Ambulatory pharmacy operations (Off-Campus Hospitals).
• Sterile preparation operations (IV piggyback and TPN); non-sterile compounding; cytotoxic admixture (On rotation).
• Clinical pharmacy activities including multidisciplinary rounds, therapeutic drug monitoring and patient counselling; drug information centre (On rotation).

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Deadline-oriented

Shift flexibility

Computer skills

Education

Pharm D (HEC recognised)

Tools

Computer applications

Job description

Job Description:

Hospital Pharmacy Training Programme

Department

Pharmacy

Entity

Aga Khan Hospital, Karimabad

Location

Karimabad, Pakistan

Introduction

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is a not-for-profit healthcare institute that offers all medical services to their patients under one roof. In addition to the tertiary care hospital in Karachi, AKUH has a network of 4 Off-Campus Hospitals, 30+ Medical Centres, and over 290+ Clinical Laboratories, 30+ Pharmacies in over 120+ cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicines. The hospital provides zakat for those patients who are eligible, and the health systems offers generous patient welfare to support those in financial need. In recognition of its high quality and patient safety, the AKUH is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) as an Academic Medical Centre and its Clinical Laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for fast and accurate testing.

Pharmacy Services at the Aga Khan University Hospital is one of the most innovative and comprehensive institutional pharmacies in Pakistan. We believe the pharmacy is essential to improving outcomes and that the practice of hospital pharmacy can change the future of healthcare.

As part of AKUH’s mission, we have been offering a one-year Hospital Pharmacy Training Programme for more than two decades. This training programme enrols fresh pharmacy graduates who pursue their career as a Hospital Pharmacist. It offers didactics and hands on experience in different sections of the Hospital Pharmacy. Selected candidates will be placed at the Off-Campus Hospitals located in Hyderabad.

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

• inpatient pharmacy operations
• ambulatory pharmacy operations (Off-Campus Hospitals)
• sterile preparation pharmacy operations (IV piggyback and TPN services), non-sterile compounding operations and cytotoxic drug admixture (On rotation)
• clinical pharmacy including multidisciplinary rounds, therapeutic drug monitoring and patient counselling etc. (On rotation) drug and poison information centre (On rotation).

Requirements

• Pharm D from HEC recognised / Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education accredited institute with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 / 65%25,
• proficiency in the use of computer applications
• excellent interpersonal skills and ability to meet stringent deadlines
• ability to effectively work in teams as well as independently
• willingness to work in shifts.

Upon successful completion of the training programme, full-time employment may be offered subject to satisfactory performance during the traineeship program and availability of positions.