Pharmacist

Check outpatient prescriptions to make sure there are no errors and that they're
appropriate and safe for the individual patient.
• Reviews prescriptions issued by physicians or other authorized prescribers to assure
accuracy and determines formulas and ingredients needed.
• Monitor all posting onto the patient profiles in order that accuracy, drug allergies, drug
interactions, duplicate therapy, rational drug therapy and incompatibilities may be
realized and better patient care is provided.
• Perform all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and
reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Provide information to physicians, nurses, patients and other healthcare professionals
on the appropriate use of medications, drug interactions, side effects, dosage and
storage.
• Assist in teaching programs (departmental, medical, nursing, community).
• Ensure the maintenance and proper operation of equipment and supplies in the work
areas.
• Understand that there are dosage variations between newborn, pediatric, adult and
geriatric patients and know where to find appropriate information.
• Treat patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses
psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their
families.
• Assist the Chief of Pharmaceutical Services on special assignments.
• Assist the Chief of Pharmaceutical Services with responsibilities in accordance with the
organization’s mission, policy and any applicable laws.
• Demonstrate ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as dosage
calculations, formulation of pharmaceutical preparations and data analysis.
• Demonstrate ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal
with several abstract variables.
• Answer questions about medicines from within the hospital, other hospitals and the
general public.
• Follow insurance companies’ policies and procedures.
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• Follow MOH rules and regulations.
• Monitor the nearing expiry / expired items in order to dispose them according to the
policy.
• Responsible for completion of third-party insurance forms and other paperwork.
• 24 hours coverage duty to cover emergency department needs of urgent medicines.
• Assure the accuracy of every prescription processed.