Hospital Pharmacist
PHARMACIST HCG CANCER HOSPITAL
Bharuch
02.2021 - Current
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage
- Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records, etc
- Work in hospitals or clinics or for Health Management Organizations (HMOs), dispensing prescriptions, serving as a medical team consultant, or specializing in specific drug therapy areas, such as oncology or nuclear pharmacotherapy
- Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, or labelling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal
- Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions
- Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, or healthcare supplies
- Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients
- Verified safe and secure storage of medicines and hospital supplies to minimize loss and accidents.
- Dispensed and procured medicinal products and supplies used in hospital.
- Maintained patient and medication records in compliance with government regulations and department policies and procedures.
- Performed pain assessment and took appropriate action according to standard operating procedures.
- Stayed up-to-date on pharmacy regulations, treatments and developments in industry research.
- Handled stock and order supplies of medicines and drugs.
- Used Type system to review records and laboratory results for patients.
- Verified safety and accuracy of physician orders.
- Worked as preceptor to provide practice-based instruction to students at pharmacy practice sites.
- Reviewed and monitored patient past and present medication records, checking for errors, incompatibilities and adverse reactions to avoid future complications.
- Provided educational information sessions and programs for families, healthcare providers and community organizations.
- Responded to queries regarding dosages, indications and drug availability.
- Assessed patient knowledge of chosen therapy to tailor counseling to meet needs of individual patients.
- Managed drug and supply inventories.
- Counseled patients regarding proper intake of medications.
- Supervised and coached team of pharmacy technicians and trainees.
- Displayed patient-oriented and comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and pharmaceutical care.
- Monitored ordering of pharmacy medication stock to maintain streamlined inventory and low overhead.
- Closely monitored department performance metrics.
- Assisted other pharmacy staff with drug inventory, purchasing and receiving.
- Effectively prioritized tasks and organized workflow to increase efficiency.
- Provided consultations and answered inquiries from patients, healthcare professionals and physicians regarding drugs, potential side effects, and specified use.
- Dispensed and verified patient prescription orders, conducting necessary utilization reviews.
- Performed technical processes required to dispense medications to patients.
- Counseled customers on medications, appropriate dosage and potential side effects.
- Monitored medication dispensing machines within hospital pharmacy to make supplies readily available to clinical staff.
- Administered immunizations and met with patients for medication consultations, effectively improving awareness of pharmacy's health services.
- Educated patients on proper medication use.
- Completed accurate cycle counts, inventory management and will-calls for customers.
- Hand counted controlled medications, measured liquids and reconstituted antibiotics.
- Achieved and maintained top customer satisfaction and retention by cultivating productive relationships with patients.
- Advised patients on medication side effects and contraindications and explained proper administration.