About this role
Pharmacist, Pharmacy
Entity: Aga Khan University Hospital
Location: Quetta, Pakistan
Introduction:
Chartered in 1983, it is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, Aga Khan University (AKU) provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programmes and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact, and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.
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.
Aga Khan University Hospital invites applications for the position of Pharmacist.
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 cytotoxic drug, TPN solution, IVPB mixtures etc.
- prepare sterile injection, bulk compounding and monitoring of chemo critical list
Requirements:
You should have:
- a Doctorate / Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from a recognized university
- traineeship experience in a 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
Other facts
About Aga Khan University
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan is a not-for-profit healthcare institute that offers all medical services under one roof. In addition to the quaternary care hospital in Karachi, AKUH has a network of four off-campus hospitals, 19 Medical Centres, 300+ Clinical Laboratories, and 35 Pharmacies in 130+ cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicines. The Hospital offers Zakat, Sadqah, and Welfare support for those patients who are eligible and are 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.
What you'll do
- The pharmacist will dispense drugs in various pharmacy settings and review physician orders for accurate therapeutic doses. Additionally, they will monitor lab reports, ensure timely medication delivery, and assist in patient counseling.
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