Pharmacist

Job Description

Title: Pharmacist

Company Name: Praava Health

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• 2 to 3 years

• B Pharm or M. Pharm

• 2 to 3 years

Experience in Model Pharmacy will be given preference.

Technical Skills/Knowledge:

• Basic knowledge of computers.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Honesty

• Service orientation

• Quantitative analysis

• Teamwork Analytical and problem-solving

• approach

• Organized and attention to detail

• Resilience

Other:

• Embodies corporate values: Integrity, Teamwork, Respect, Professionalism.

• Shares Founder’s vision for a healthcare brand based on the pillars of Trust, Quality, Reliability, and Affordability.

• Might require to complete tasks outside working hours to the extent necessary to carry out her/his duties.

Department : Medical Services

Reporting To : Director, Medical Services

Dotted Reporting : Chief Medical Officer

Organization Description

Praava Health envisions a network of quality, patient-centered one-stop outpatient health centers offering family doctors, including women’s health, outpatient department with visiting specialists, comprehensive diagnostic lab, including advanced imaging, and pharmacy.

Key Relationships:

Internal relationships

• Senior Medical Director
• Medical Director
• Medical Manager
• FDEs
• Praava guides
• Duty Manager
• Operations Manager

External relationships

• Patients / Customers
• Advisor

Job Purpose:

This responsibility of being in this position is to oversee

the total dispensing of medications to the patients,

counseling patients / medical practitioners, guiding the

pharmacy interns and various quality drive objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Prescription Screening and Monitoring: Review each prescription with all relevant patient information to handle and individualize drug therapy according to:

The appropriateness of the drug, dose, frequency, and route of administration.

Therapeutic duplication.

Real or potential allergies or sensitivities.

Real or potential interactions between the medication and other medications or food.

Dosage adjustment for special populations (renal & hepatic impaired, elderly, pediatric)

Teratogenic effect of drugs for pregnant & lactating women

Patient’s weight and other physiological information (age, sex, height, liver, and their renal function).

• Medication Error Reporting: Identify the medication error by checking correct drug, strength, dose, route, and frequency and reports on a regular basis.
• ADR Monitoring: To establish a framework for the identification and review of adverse drug reactions (ADR) to inform healthcare providers about ADR, identify trends to prevent future ADR, define the role of medical, nursing, pharmacy, and other healthcare personnel in ADR reporting, to ensure multidisciplinary participation and reporting and evaluation of ADR occurring in the organization.
• Prepares and/or oversees the preparation and dispensing of prescription medications to patients or medical practitioners; makes decisions regarding generic substitution of prescribed pharmaceuticals.
• Being responsible for the accurate dispensing and timely distribution of drugs.
• Counsels patients and/or medical practitioners on drug indications/contraindications, dosage, drug interactions, and side effects; provides other drug and pharmaceutical information as appropriate.
• Provides guidance and training to pharmacy staff and monitors their performance.
• Establishes and maintains methods and manner of storage and recordkeeping systems to provide for the safekeeping of pharmaceuticals.
• Monitor stock, indent, availability of the medication, and report.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.
• Prepares the monthly plan of action for OP Pharmacy with the assistance of the head of Pharmacy.
• Lead by example and execute quality customer service and deal with any customer complaint and will report the head of Pharmacy.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.