Pharmacist at Central University Hospital Of Butare (CHUB) Under Statute :Deadline: Apr 2, 2024

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