Pharmacist - Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Job Purpose

• To provide comprehensive and quality pharmaceutical services and care to patients/clients in the hospital.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide quality pharmaceutical care to clients in the health facility in accordance with the standards of Pharmaceutical care and accompanying Standard Operations  Procedures (SOPs) and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Services.
• Provide medicines information, advice, and counseling services to other health staff and patients/clients to enhance therapeutic outcomes.
• Ensure the safe and secure storage and handling of medicine in the hospital.
• Promote the activities of the Drug and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) and Rational Use of Medicines (RUM) in the hospital.
• Ensure that quality, safe, efficacious, and affordable pharmaceutical products and devices are supplied to patients/clients.
• Ensure the efficient collection, storage, processing, and utilization of data in pharmacy to inform management and clinical care decisions.
• Undertake central intravenous additives services in accordance with the level of care in the hospital.
• Manufacture of sterile and non-sterile products and reconstitution of drugs for both in-patients and out-patients of the hospital.

• To participate in approved operational research in pharmaceutical care with a view to disseminating the results.
• Participate in the provision of clinical/ward pharmacy services with the healthcare team in the hospital.
• Apply appropriate store-keeping techniques for ensuring the constant availability of medicines.
• To ensure optimal storage conditions of all drugs.
• Report on Adverse Drugs Reactions using appropriate forms

Required Skills or Experience

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

Doctor of Pharmacy/Degree in Pharmacy ad a registered Pharmacist plus at least one(1) year internship.

Skills and Personal Attribute

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to work, lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to organize workload, work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate flexibility and a methodological approach to work.
• Ability to take initiative and influence others positively.