Job Summary
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for a seasoned and dynamic Pharmacist for its healthcare facilities in Sindh Region.
The incumbent is responsible to run Pharmacy in a professional and legal way and implement policies and procedures to provide best health care services. Facilitate Consultants/Doctors to provide better patient care regarding medications and develop and establish role of the Pharmacist.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Fully aware of the mission statement of AKHSP and endeavors to implement with team spirit within the department.
- To establish and run a pharmacy in a professional and legal way.
- To implement the policies and protocols as per Government Regulatory Authority.
- To counsel the patients and provide information about dispensed medicines if required.
- To check the prescription for proper dosage.
- Dispensing of medications to inpatients and outpatients from Pharmacy shop.
- Prepare cash memos for every prescription and deposit cash with the copies of cash memo and over-statement to Finance Department.
- Check and maintain medication stock in the shop and warehouse.
- Keep vigilant check over expiry date and leakages verses contamination of medicines/ infusions.
- Keeps record of temperature of Pharmacy Premises, warehouse and Refrigerator.
- Prepare indent requisition of supplies and medicines for issuance from warehouse.
- Attends all departmental meetings as and when required.
- Manage medication in and out from all AKHSP health centers within Sindh region.
- Ensure physical round of AKHSP health centers of Sindh to ensure stock, supplies and following of pharmacy protocols.
- Participate in weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings with Supply chain, operational team and managers.
- Keep keen eye on any kind of medication error and its timely reporting to the concerned manager.
- Work towards increase of pharmacy sale and quality of services.
- Manage pharmacy related data. Prepare and participate for internal and external audits.
Required Skills
Education, Experience & Competencies:
- D-Pharm with valid license.
- Should have at least two or three years of experience in the relevant field
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
- Able to do multitasking and work under pressure.
- Self-motivated, energetic and team player.
- Should be well versed with MS Office
- Willing to travel to the furthest part of interior Sindh.
“Due to urgency, this vacancy may be filled before the due date. Therefore, don’t wait for the deadline as the applications will be scrutinized/reviewed on rolling basis.”
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Pharmacist accompanied with his/her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.