Job Responsibilities:

Pharmacist:

- Check prescriptions to make sure there are no errors and that they're appropriate and secure for the individual patient;

- provide advice on the dosage of medicines and the most appropriate form of medication, for example, tablet, injection, ointment or inhaler;

- participate in ward rounds to take patient drug histories;

- liaise with other medical staff on problems patients may experience when taking their medicines;

- discuss treatments with patients' relatives, community pharmacists and GPs;

- make sure medicines are stored appropriately and securely;

- supervise the work of less experienced and less qualified staff;

- answer questions about medicines from within the hospital, other hospitals and the general public;

- keep up to date with, and contribute to, research and development;

- write guidelines for drug use within the hospital and implement hospital regulations;

- provide information on expenditure on drugs;

- prepare and quality-check sterile medications, for example, intravenous medications;

- set up and supervise clinical trials.

Pharmacy Aide:





- Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.

- Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.

- Prepare solid and liquid dosage medications for dispensing into bottles and unit dose packaging.

- Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.

- Unpack, sort, count and label incoming merchandise, including items requiring special handling or refrigeration.

- Prepare prescription labels by typing and/or operating a computer and printer.

- Receive, store and inventory pharmaceutical supplies, notifying pharmacist when levels are low.

- Operate cash register to process cash and credit sales.

- Restock storage areas, replenishing items on shelves.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹12,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month

Education

- Diploma (Preferred)

Experience

- total work: 1 year (Preferred)

- Pharmacist: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Pharmacist/Pharmacy Aide (Chennai)
🏢 Orthomed Hospitals
📍 Chennai