Narcotics Pharmacist

Job Description

Carries out specified duties with competence and due diligence. Support the procurement, storage, supplies and monitoring/recording of Narcotics, Controlled drugs, and other drugs with different degrees of potential for abuse or misuse.

Responsibilitie

• sParticipates in the departmental Quality Improvement (QI) Program
• .Participates in departmental motivational programs to enhance patient/customer relations
• .Reviews physician's orders and prescriptions to ensure the appropriateness of drug therapy
• .Inputs physician's medication orders into Pharmacy Patient Medication Profile and maintains this profile and related records
• .Monitors patient medication profiles to prevent drug interactions and allergic and adverse drug reactions
• .Provides drug information and communicates with prescribers, nurses and other staff regarding drug therapy or safe drug handling
• .Supervises Outpatient and Inpatient Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and other support staff in the performance of assigned duties
• .Provides leadership qualities, proper scheduling, and daily staffing
• .Maintains a high level of extemporaneous compounding by utilizing up-to-date references and procedures
• .Clarifies any physician's medication order with the physician and transcribes the physician's telephoned orders onto the physician's order sheet for Countersigning by the physician
• .Conducts quality improvement tasks in conjunction with other staff members
• .Communicates the current guidelines or any updated guidelines with Physicians, Nurses, and Pharmacists
• .Communicates with Dubai Health Authority and Ministry of Health regarding control of drugs and narcotics
• .Sends yearly quota requests to the Ministry of Health for narcotics drugs, according to yearly consumption of narcotics drugs in American Hospital Dubai
• .Oversees the exchange of narcotics drugs with the Dubai Health Authority and the Ministry of Health
• .Oversees and exchanges narcotics prescriptions, controls drugs prescription pads, and registers for control and narcotics medicines from Dubai Health Authority
• .Performs tracking of records for control and narcotics prescription pads in American Hospital Dubai
• .Performs monthly orientation of all newly hired clinicians for control and narcotics drug handling
• .Sends monthly control drugs and narcotics usage reports to the Ministry of Health and Dubai Health Authority
• .Documents all receiving of control drugs and narcotics in the Control medication log register and Narcotics log register
• .Forecasts Quota for narcotics drugs for each ward
• .Performs monthly audits in all areas where control drugs and narcotics are stored
• .Responsible for training other pharmacy staff for usage and handling of control and narcotics drugs
• .Complies with storing guidelines as per the Ministry of Health and Dubai Health Authority for all control drugs and narcotics storage areas
• .Maintains adequate stock levels of Narcotic/controlled medications
• .Maintains proper records of all scheduled medications as per the Ministry of Health and Dubai Health Authorit
• yCompiles all Narcotic/Controlled drug records up to date for the Ministry of Health and Dubai Health Authority inspections
• .Follows the Ministry of Health and Dubai Health Authority rules and regulations to keep the American Hospital Dubai's best standard of care
• .Performs patient teaching functions on appropriate use of medications
• .Monitors and oversees that the Pharmacy is kept in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion
• .Performs quality control checks and proper inventory and expiry control of narcotics /controlled drugs pharmacy and wards stocks by departmental procedures
• .Prepares and supervises the preparation of extemporaneously compounded medications, including products requiring aseptic techniques
• .Conducts orientation, training, and educational programs for new staff
• .Gathers and analyses data for selected drug utilization reviews
• .Performs all duties in a professional, effective, and confidential manner
• .Performs all other duties as required or assigned

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QUALIFICATION

• S:Bachelor's Degree in Pharma
• cyCurrent active home country registrati
• onDubai Health Authority (DHA) Licen

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIEN

• CE:Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Pharmacy practice with three (3) years as a Team lead
• er.Knowledge of actions, side effects, adverse effects, and appropriate use of commonly employed drugs including narcoti
• cs.Knowledge of current technology and pharmacy systems for the distribution of medicatio
• ns.Knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical terminology abbreviations and symbo
• ls.Ability to work cohesively in a multidisciplinary te
• am.Ability to prioritize tasks and manage my worklo