Job responsibilities
1. Monitor the use of medications, medical practices and individual patients:
-Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities
-Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals
-Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies and advising interventions
-Maintain Extemporaneous preparations & Radio-pharmacy services in accordance with rules, regulations, accepted standards, professional practices and hospital policies.
-Supervises all activities related to Extemporaneous preparations & Radio-pharmacy services
-Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians’ work flow; verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections
– Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counseling patients on drug therapies.
-Choose, prepare, store, compound, and dispense medicines and medical devices
– Insures that dispensed drugs are delivered on time
-Instructs patients on the proper use of the drugs
-Prepares written reports and medication reviews as required;
-Enhance the safety and quality of all medicine related processes affecting patients of the hospital
-Ensure the 7 “rights” are respected: right patient, right dose, right route, right time, right drug with the right information and documentation
-Maintains individual patient medication profiles and refers to them for drug incompatibilities, drug allergies and drug interactions;
-Operates automated pharmaceutical database to retrieve themost updated information and control the dispensing of drugs;
-Insures that medications are properly labeled for identification, direction for use, dosage, and dated so detailed accountability is maintained
-Insures that drugs and pharmaceuticals are properly stored, secured, rotated for shelf-life, re-ordered to maintain adequate supplies and properly disposed of
-Uses computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, e-mail and database software in performing work as segments
-Assume all operation responsibilities including stock-out prevention, designation of sample medications and financial performance
2. Participate in pharmaceutical research, Education and training:
-Participate in-service training of Pharmacy Interns, students, house staff and other health professionals, as assigned
-Keeps abreast of advances in the field of pharmacology through conferences, seminars, continuing education and scientific journals
-Participate in clinical programs; training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals
Minimum qualifications
BSC (HONS) PHARMACY
3 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
Time management skills
Digital literacy skills
Good knowledge of Rwanda Health System
Knowledge of clinical services Policy and procedure
Analytical, data interpretation and problem solving skills.
If you’re interested, Please click on the apply button then search for the position of Pharmacist at Central University Hospital of Butare (CHUB).
