Department: Pharmacy | Campus: Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital, Muzaffargarh

Eligibility / Qualification Required:

• Qualification:

  Bachelors/Masters in relevant subject

• Experience:

  3 plus years of experience

Job Description:

1. 1. Provide Comprehensive Clinical Pharmacy Services

1. Deliver clinical pharmacy services across designated medical and surgical specialties, including active participation in consultant-led multidisciplinary ward rounds.

1. 2. Therapeutic Management & Outcome Monitoring

1. Provide evidence-based pharmacotherapy recommendations to physicians, nurses, and healthcare providers.

1. Manage therapy involving high-risk medications (e.g., anticoagulants, antimicrobials, opioids, chemotherapeutic agents).

1. Perform and interpret therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for relevant agents (e.g., vancomycin, aminoglycosides, immunosuppressants).

1. Monitor and evaluate patient outcomes (e.g., infection resolution, INR stability, pain control) and adjust therapy plans accordingly.

1. Lead or actively participate in Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) initiatives.

1. 3. Collaborative Patient Safety & Medication Optimization

1. Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to optimize pharmacotherapy, enhance patient safety, reduce medication errors, and ensure safe Medicines Management practices.

1. Serve as a pharmacotherapy expert within code blue/rapid response teams.

1. Participate in medication safety committees and initiatives.

1. 4. Proactive Prescription Review & Clinical Intervention

1. Conduct daily review of patient medication profiles to identify, resolve, and prevent prescription errors with potential patient risk prior to dispensing. Recognize prescribing/administration errors, assess risks, implement interventions, and ensure comprehensive documentation.

1. 5. Direct Patient Assessment & Monitoring

1. Perform focused patient assessments within assigned units/specialty services, including:

1. Collection of patient-specific data (e.g., infection resolution, INR stability, pain control)

1. Relevant physical assessments (within scope)

1. Patient interviews and goal identification

1. Medication reconciliation, progress notes in HMIS

1. Documentation of clinical notes (e.g., admission reconciliation, progress notes) in HMIS.

1. 6. Patient & Staff Education

1. Educate patients, families, and nursing staff regarding inpatient and discharge medication regimens. Document education to improve understanding, adherence, and therapeutic outcomes, with emphasis on discharge counselling to reduce readmission risk.

1. 7. Medication Reconciliation

1. Perform and document accurate medication reconciliation upon patient admission, transfer, and discharge to enhance safety and continuity of care.

1. 8. Pharmacotherapy Evaluation

1. Critically evaluate appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety of patient-specific pharmacotherapy, including identification of drug interactions, adverse reactions, allergies, and contraindications.

1. 9. Pharmacotherapy Plan Development & Justification

1. Design, implement, and monitor individualized pharmacotherapy plans. Justify recommendations using patient-specific factors (pharmacologic, pharmacokinetic, pharmacogenomic), ethical/legal considerations, and evidence-based guidelines.

1. 10. Clinical Documentation

1. Document assessments, interventions, monitoring plans, and recommendations in the patient’s medical record (HMIS). Within scope and institutional protocols, adjust minor prescription elements (e.g., frequency, route) during profile review.

1. 11. Protocol Development & Review

1. Design, develop, review, and update drug-related protocols, including:

1. High-Alert Medication procedures

1. Drug dilution guides

1. Compounding SOPs

1. Therapeutic guidelines

1. 12. Drug Information

1. Provide evidence-based drug information to healthcare professionals and patients, documenting inquiries and responses.

1. 13. Education & Training

1. Participate in education, training, and mentorship of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, residents, students, and healthcare professionals.

1. 14. Pharmacovigilance and as PV Officer Responsibilities

1. a. Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Identification & Reporting: Proactively identifies, documents, and reports suspected ADRs and medication errors to the institutional patient safety system and/or relevant regulatory bodies (e.g., DRAP, VigiFlow, NPC, PPC). Assesses causality of reported events.

1. b. Medication Error Prevention: Identifies system vulnerabilities that could lead to medication errors and suggests corrective actions. Participates in real-time error prevention strategies (e.g., barcode scanning, double-checks).

1. c. Patient Education on Side Effects: Counsels patients on potential adverse effects of their medications and what symptoms to watch for.

1. d. Root Cause Analysis (Basic): May participate in initial discussions or data collection for root cause analyses of serious medication errors or ADRs.

1. Note:  “Indus Hospital & Health Network is an employer that does not tolerate Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.”

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