Pharmacist at Alliance Community Hospital

Alliance Community Hospital, a non-profit hospital that was founded in 1901, is licensed for 204 beds including 68 nursing home/transitional care beds that are found in our attached, long-term care facility, Community Care Center. ACH is fully-accredited by The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) and offers a quality medical staff of more than 150 active and covering physicians.

Alliance Community Hospital has many affiliates that provide services to complement our mission. Affiliates include our home medical supply company, DASCO Medical Equipment; Alliance Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, Family Care Urgent Care Center and several physician group practices.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pharmacist

Location: Abuja

Job Summary

• Serve patient by preparing medications; giving pharmacological information to Alliance Hospital multidisciplinary team; monitoring patient drug therapies; oversee functions of pharmacy technicians.

Responsibilities

• Prepare medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities
• Dispense medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals;
• Control medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions;
• Complete pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' work flow; verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections; ensuring stock levels are at optimal;
• Provide pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of Hospital professionals; counseling patients on drug therapies;
• Develop the hospital staff's pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs; training pharmacy staff, and health care professionals;
• Comply with federal drug laws as regulated by the pharmaceutical governing board, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration by monitoring nursing unit inspections; maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory; supervising the work results of support personnel; maintaining current registration; studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; advising management on needed actions;
• Protect patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols;
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Maintain pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies;
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed;
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Academic and Professional: Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree
• Experience: 3-5 years relevant experience
  

Application Closing Date
20th November, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV's to: [email protected] with the emal subject as the job title

Note: Applications submitted after this deadline will not be processed.