Clinical Pharmacist

Date: ‎02-Aug-‎2022
Location: Sharjah, AE
Company: University Hospital Sharjah

Position Summary

Clinical pharmacist provide pharmaceutical care to patients by monitoring drug
therapies, reviewing medication orders, providing drug information; In
addition, clinical pharmacists provide clinical guidance to pharmacy and
health care staff.

Summary of Main Duties

• Consistently complies with UHS policies, procedures and practices.


• Completes and maintains all regulatory requirements including: licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time frames.


• Able to evaluate, identify, prevent and manage drug-related problems.


• Assume responsibility for patient-specific pharmacotherapy plan to ensure optimal outcomes.


• Assists medical staff with the selection of evidence- based drug therapy and patient monitoring


• Evaluates medications orders and patient medication profiles for drug appropriateness review.


• Performs drug reconciliations, monitor for duplication of therapy, allergies, adverse reactions, appropriate formulary alternatives and identifies medications.


• Recommends changes in medication therapy based on appropriateness and medication management initiatives (example: policies)


• Demonstrates sound judgments, good decision making and conclusions


• Calculates and confirms pharmaceutical dosage calculations(pediatric doses, IV admixtures, chemotherapy, etc.).


• Identifies and capable of using resources to ensure safe medication practices.


• Report and investigate adverse drug reaction and medication errors to ensure safe medication use system.


• Maintains professional knowledge by attending lectures, seminars or on-line education units.


• Participates in departmental competency examinations.


• Shares drug information accurately with physicians and other health care workers.


• Responds to physician, health care workers and patient drug related questions appropriately.


• Researches drug information using appropriate resources.


• Provides in- service education to nurses, pharmacy staff and other health care worker as needed.


• Represents pharmacy in appropriate committees.


• Maintain proper documentation on patient profiles or prescriptions.


• Maintain progress notes and care plans documentation.


• Responsible for documenting all intervention in appropriate format.


• Actively participates in patient care rounds with other members of the healthcare team


• Counsels patients/nurses with clear and accurate instructions.


• Accepts and adjusts to changes in departmental procedures.


• Effectively communicate with physicians and nurses by delivering timely information pertaining to pharmaceutical care.


• Other related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Position Requirements/Qualifications

Education: BSc or Doctor of Pharmacy (Phar.D.) degree from an
accredited college of pharmacy.
Experience: BSc. Degree at least ‎3 years of experience as a clinical
pharmacist. Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharma D) at least ‎1 year experience as
a clinical pharmacist. Post baccalaureate Pharm D at least ‎1 year experience
as a clinical pharmacist. Post baccalaureate M.S. at least ‎1 year experience
as a clinical pharmacist.
Desired: a post graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy
(Preferably Master Degree)
Licenses/Registration
* Must have a valid UAE MOH Evaluation.

Position criteria Other Skills/Abilities

• Dispensary experience working in a complex healthcare environment such as hospital or large clinical setting.


• Experience in meeting KPI's
  Other Skills/Abilities


• Must have a good computer skills ability to communicate clearly, knowledge in drug information and research. Ability to provide direction for pharmacy support staff as requested by Senior Pharmacist.


• Ability to use computer for ‎6-‎9 hrs, ability to stand for long time in patient care round.