Senior Pharmacist – Job Responsibilities
- Manage hospital pharmacy operations and ensure smooth day-to-day functioning.
- Dispense medicines strictly as per valid prescriptions and hospital protocols.
- Verify drug name, strength, dose, route, frequency and quantity before dispensing.
- Maintain medicine inventory, stock registers and expiry records.
- Ensure proper FEFO (First Expiry, First Out) and secure storage of medicines.
- Monitor high-alert, LASA, narcotic/controlled and emergency medicines as applicable.
- Maintain appropriate temperature/cold-chain records for temperature-sensitive medicines.
- Monitor minimum/maximum stock levels and coordinate timely procurement and replenishment.
- Identify and segregate expired, damaged or recalled medicines.
- Maintain proper documentation for receiving, dispensing, returns and stock reconciliation.
- Coordinate with doctors, nursing staff and administration regarding medication-related issues.
- Support Medication Error, ADR and medication-safety reporting systems.
- Ensure compliance with hospital infection-control,
patient-safety and NABH-related pharmacy requirements.
- Participate in pharmacy audits, quality improvement activities and inspections.
- Guide and supervise junior pharmacy staff.
- Provide appropriate patient counselling regarding medicines, dosage, timing and precautions.
- Maintain confidentiality and follow hospital policies and skilled ethics.
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