Narayana Health—Pharmacist

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Description: Pharmacist – OP Pharmacy Reviewed Date: 01-04-2025 Next Review Date: 31-03-2028 Department: OP Pharmacy Designation: Pharmacist Experience: preferably over 1 year Qualification: D. Pharma/ B. Pharma Reporting to: HOD Level: 3 Supervisory Responsibilities: Job Code: Function: SCM Location: SHPL Pharmacy Cost Center: OPD Pharmacy Unit Name: SHPL About NH: Narayana Health, one of India's largest and World's most economical healthcare service providers is set to emerge as a global industry model for its ability to reconcile quality, affordability, scale, transparency, credibility and sustainable profitability. From 300 beds hospital in 2001, Narayana Health has grown to a 6900 beds healthcare conglomerate in 2014 with 26 hospitals present in 16 Cities within the country and also has International Presence in Cayman. NH has been known for its cost- cutting approach and ranked 36th among World's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Companies in 2012. NH has also been a proud recipient of Frost & Sullivan India Healthcare Excellence Awards 2012 in the category Healthcare Service Provider Company of the Year and FICCI Health Care Excellence Award 2012 for Addressing Industry Issues. Samyat Healthcare Pvt Ltd is a 100% subsidiary of Narayana Hrudayalaya Limited, established in July 2023 to distribute medical products, manufacture supplies, and provide healthcare supply chain and pharmacy services. The company is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, and its activities focus on improving the health and well-being of customers through high-quality products and services. Job Purpose: Develop, review, and evaluate clinical guidelines and Drug Utilization Reviews, provides consultations, develops programs, prepares articles, and conducts research. Job Responsibilities: - Assess the identity, strength and purity of medications. - 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. - Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions. - Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, and drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly. - Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, and registries of poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs. - Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment and health-care supplies. - Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of drugs and drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications and characteristics. - Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities. - Offer health promotion and prevention activities, for example, training people to use devices such as blood pressure or diabetes monitors. - Prepare sterile solutions and infusions for use in surgical procedures, emergency rooms, or patients' homes. - Plan, implement, and maintain procedures for mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal. Candidate Requirements: - Able to work accurately and with minimal supervision. - Ability to comprehend written instructions given by the Doctors and the other related departmental personnel. - Ability to plan & organize ones work schedule effectively. - Speaking and listening are essential requirements to understand and carry out the instructions given by the supervisors and other related departmental personnel. - Affinity to work in team. - Enthusiasm. - Open-mindedness.