Pharmacist I

Posted on

Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 25 Jumada Al Awal 1446

Thursday, 23 January 2025, 23 Rajab 1446

Location

Riyadh

Department/Section

Satellite Pharmacy Section

Responsible for verifying medication orders, preparing, compounding, dispensing medications, and counselling patients in accordance with accepted standards and established pharmacy policies and procedures.

**Essential Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Reviews,evaluates, processes, and medication orders for demographic data (e.g., gender,age, and weight), appropriateness of therapy, dose, frequency, route, dosageform, interactions, allergies, related laboratory values, and possible druginteractions.
- Advises/counsels patients and answers questions aboutmedications (including indication, possible side effects, interactions amongdifferent drugs as applicable to the area of practice.
- Documentsinterventions and recommendations/ clarifications in the electronic HealthInformation System as applicable.
- Maintains control and security of all medications includingcontrolled, narcotic substances and supplies. Maintains dispensing and recordkeeping as per laws and regulations.
- Provides druginformation including but not limited to drug selection, dosage, interactions,monitoring, and side effects, etc to all health care providers.
- Supervises, precepts,checks, and monitors medication related acties/performance of lower/ junior pharmacists,residents, trainees/students.
- Assists andguides health care providers with issues related to the medication managementand use system.
- Participates/assists in conducting performance/qualityimprovement projects.
- Follows all Hospital’s related Policies andProcedures.
- Participates in self andothers' education, training and development, as applicable.

**Education**:
Master’s or Pharm.D./Bachelor’sDegree in Pharmacy is required.

**Experience Required**:
Two (2) years of relatedexperience with Master’s, or four (4) years withPharm.D./ Bachelor’s Degree is required.

**Other Requirements(Certificates)**:
N/A.