Job Responsibilities:
Pharmacist:
- Check prescriptions to make sure there are no errors and that they're appropriate and safe 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: ₹14,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month
Education:
Experience:
- total work: 1 year (Preferred)
- Pharmacist: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
