Dubai
Company Info
Large organization
200 + Employees
Sidra Medicine
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Job Position – Clinical Pharmacist – Ambulatory Services
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THE ROLE
The Clinical Pharmacist is an integral part of the medical team. The incumbent participates in medical rounds, assists the multi-disciplinary team to select the most cost-effective evidence-based treatment for the patients, performs pediatric dosing based on Pharmacokinetic parameters, manages Narrow Therapeutic Index drugs by using lab values to calculate and predict desired drug levels and participates in discharge planning and medication reconciliation. S/he participates in Drug Information activities or any assigned ambulatory clinics. S/he also participates in appropriate committees and provides valuable input as well as provide teaching of medication intricacies to Medical and Pharmacy Students and residents.
KEY ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
As part of a multidisciplinary team, participates in medical rounds and assists with pharmaceutical treatment decisions.
Recognizes untreated health problems that could be improved or resolved with appropriate medication therapy.
Reviews patients’ medication orders for efficacy and safety, and makes recommendations to Prescriber if changes are required.
Implements drug level monitoring protocols and modifies processes to ensure optimization and accuracy of the drug monitoring in alignment with Sidra and State of Qatar regulations.
Provides recommendations in committees related to medication use, processes and resource optimizations.
CLINICAL:
Assesses the status of the patient’s health problems and determines whether the prescribed medications are optimally meeting the patient’s needs and goals of care.
Fully integrates her/his specialized knowledge of the scientific and clinical use of medications, including medication action, dosing, adverse effects, and drug interactions, in when performing patient care activities in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
Utilizes professional expertise to provide patients with customized treatment strategies to best meet individual patient needs.
Provides medication information to healthcare professionals, including but not limited to, Prescribers and Nurses.
Participates in patient care rounds.
Checks and verifies medication reconciliation on admission and discharge.
Performs Drug-Drug, Drug-Lab, Drug Food and Drug-Disease Monitoring and offers alternatives when applicable.
Assists in the ordering of total parenteral nutrition by being part of the Total Parentral Nutrition (TPN) team, as per the needs of her/his assigned care center within hospital.
Completes therapeutic drug level monitoring protocols to ensure patient safety and optimal efficacy of treatment.
Participates in Clinical Pharmacy activities for his/her care center, including (but not limited to) Pharmacokinetics consultations, antimicrobial stewardship, drug protocol management, Drug Information Center or Ambulatory Clinics, and Medication Use Evaluation (MUE).
Ensures continuity of care between the acute and ambulatory patient care environments.
Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens.
Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely, as per policy and procedure.
Participates in projects with the local College of Pharmacy and local Pharmacy organizations as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) from an ACPE / or equivalent accredited School of Pharmacy or Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (PGDipClinicPharm)
Experience
- 3+ years’ experience* as a licensed/registered clinical Pharmacist in a hospital setting
*Experience can be pre or post PharmD qualification
**Pharmacy internship period is not counted in the experience
Licensure
Licensed in Pharmacy in country of origin.
Obtain State of Qatar Pharmacy License after on boarding.
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