Priyank Kothari
Vasai
Summary
Result oriented Hospital Pharmacist professional with 10+ years of experience in functioning of Pharmacy & Store department within an Operation Theatre set up of a hospital. Proven expertise in surgical and medicinal supply chain management, inventory control and vendor relations. Strong understanding of pharmaceutical regulations and hospital protocols. Retail pharmacy experience included.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Officer (Ot Store)
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Mumbai
11.2025 - Current
- Managed daily inventory of pharmacy and surgical supplies for multiple surgeries.
- Coordinated consignment material requirements for various surgical procedures.
- Oversaw dispensing and billing processes to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Monitored near-expiry and expired materials to maintain safety standards.
- Collaborated with surgeons and OT nursing staff to address material-related inquiries.
- Directed overall operations of OT store department for enhanced efficiency.
ASST MANAGER (OT STORE)
SAIFEE HOSPITAL
06.2024 - 04.2025
- Was responsible for looking after the entire surgical and pharmacy requirement of day to day surgeries.
- Was responsible for coordinating with various surgeons for any additional requirement for their surgeries.
- Was responsible for solving all queries of surgeons, anesthesiologists and operation theatre nursing department.
- Was responsible for maintaining optimal inventory to avoid shortage during surgery.
- Was responsible for indenting and also receiving materials and also coordinating with various vendors for any shortage material.
- Was responsible for looking after expiry, near expiry and non moving of both surgical and pharmacy materials.
- Regular stock check and staff management was one of the tasks.
- Was also responsible for the documentation part of the department.
SENIOR PHARMACIST IN OT STORE
NEXUS DAY SURGERY CENTRE (ARTHREX SUBSIDIARY)
07.2022 - 05.2024
- Looking after and dispensing of entire Pharmacy materials required for Anaesthesia & Surgery.
- Looking after and dispensing of sister materials required for different cases.
- Looking after dispensing of various implants required for different cases.
- Also looking after at times purchases of above mentioned requirements via making PR, PO & GRN.
- Also looking after inventory of materials and proper removal of expiry and near expiry materials.
- Also involved in dispensing and proper documentation of Narcotic drugs.
PHARMACIST IN OT STORE
BHTIA GENERAL HOSPITAL
06.2014 - 07.2022
- Gained complete knowledge of how OT store function in OT because it plays a key in supply of materials to both Anesthesiologist and Surgeons in OT.
- Gained knowledge of drugs that are generally required for giving anesthesia I.e General, local, spinal, epidural & block.
- Gained knowledge of antibiotics, injections & lifesaving drugs that are required for different operations.
- Gained knowledge of all surgical items required for different operations I.e TKR, THR, BIPOLAR, ARTHROSCOPY, LAPAROTOMY, CRANIOTOMY, HERNIA, CATARACT, ALL URO CASES etc.
- Gained knowledge of Implants and also made gate passes for the same.
- Was involved in dispensing anesthesia materials and sister materials to both Anesthesiologist & Sister respectively.
- Was responsible for timely removal of non-moving, near expiry & expiry materials and medicines.
- Was responsible for billing & inventory management.
- Was also involved in Narcotics drug dispensing and maintaining documents for the same.
- Also got NABH training.
PHARMACIST
KARTAVYA HEALTHON PVT LTD
07.2013 - 11.2013
- Was responsible for dispensing anticancer and antiviral medicines
- Gained knowledge pertaining to anticancer and antiviral
HOSPITAL PHARMACIST
GURU NANAK HOSPITAL
06.2012 - 06.2013
- Was responsible for IPD & OPD patients handling.
- Was responsible for dispensing medicines and counseling IPD & OPD patients.
- Was responsible for receiving indent from various wards and dispensing medicines accordingly and handling query from nursing and doctors.
- Was responsible for receiving medicines from the store and accordingly checking the medicines and store them properly.
- Finally got overall exposure to the hospital and also learned about stock checking and surgical items.
TRAINEE
BOMBAY HOSPITAL
05.2011 - 06.2011
- Worked and learned about dispensing of medicines.
- Learned about the role of hospital pharmacist and functioning of the pharmacy department in hospital.
- Gained knowledge of surgical materials and medicines that are frequently required in the pharmacy set up of a hospital.
Education
B.PHARM -
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
06.2012
T.Y.B.PHARM -
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
06.2011
S.Y.B.PHARM -
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
06.2010
S.Y.D.PHARM -
MAHARASHTRA BOARD
06.2009
F.Y.D.PHARM -
MAHARASHTRA BOARD
06.2008
H.S.C (XII) -
MAHARASHTRA BOARD
06.2007
S.S.C (X) -
MAHARASHTRA BOARD
06.2005
Skills
- Dispensing and billing
- Inventory management
- Communication
- Counseling
- Ot store operations
- Vendor management
- Vendor registration
Certification
- Have done Part Time Six Months Advance Postgraduate Program In Clinical Research And Management.
- Clini India - Mumbai (2018)
Language
English, Hindi, Gujarati
Timeline
Senior Officer (Ot Store)
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
11.2025 - Current
ASST MANAGER (OT STORE)
SAIFEE HOSPITAL
06.2024 - 04.2025
SENIOR PHARMACIST IN OT STORE
NEXUS DAY SURGERY CENTRE (ARTHREX SUBSIDIARY)
07.2022 - 05.2024
PHARMACIST IN OT STORE
BHTIA GENERAL HOSPITAL
06.2014 - 07.2022
PHARMACIST
KARTAVYA HEALTHON PVT LTD
07.2013 - 11.2013
HOSPITAL PHARMACIST
GURU NANAK HOSPITAL
06.2012 - 06.2013
TRAINEE
BOMBAY HOSPITAL
05.2011 - 06.2011
B.PHARM -
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
T.Y.B.PHARM -
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
S.Y.B.PHARM -
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
S.Y.D.PHARM -
MAHARASHTRA BOARD
F.Y.D.PHARM -
MAHARASHTRA BOARD
H.S.C (XII) -
MAHARASHTRA BOARD
S.S.C (X) -
MAHARASHTRA BOARD