Senior Pharmacist

1. Medication Management & Patient Safety

a. Prescription Review

• Verify

  Legibility, Authenticity, Completeness

  of prescriptions.
• Check for

  right drug, right dose, right route, right patient, right duration

  .
• Identify and prevent

  drug interactions, duplications, allergies, contraindications

  .

b. Dispensing

• Dispense medications accurately following

  double-check protocols

  .
• Follow

  LASA (Look-Alike Sound-Alike)

  precautions.
• Ensure dispensing according to

  FIFO/FEFO

  .

c. Patient Counselling

• Provide counselling for

  dose, frequency, storage, missed dose

  , and

  side effects

  .
• Educate patients especially for

  high-alert medicines, anticoagulants, insulin, inhalers

  .

2. Medication Storage, Distribution & Inventory Management

a. Procurement & Inventory

• Maintain optimal inventory using

  ABCVED analysis, consumption trends, buffer stock

  .
• Ensure availability of

  life-saving drugs, emergency drugs, antidotes

  .

b. Storage Requirements

• Maintain appropriate

  temperature, humidity, documentation

  for drug storage.
• Ensure segregation of:

• High-alert drugs

• Narcotics & controlled substances

• Near-expiry and non-moving items

• Returned or recalled drugs

c. Controlled Substances

• Maintain

  NDPS register

  , usage logs, daily counts, and secure storage.
• Comply with NABH requirements for restricted drugs.

3. Compliance with NABH Standards

a. Documentation

• Maintain:
• Pharmacy SOPs
• Temperature logs
• Recall registers
• Expiry registers
• Calibration records
• Indent tracking
• Drug formulary updates

b. Audits and NABH Assessments

• Participate in internal/external audits.
• Present evidence for

  MOM (Medication Management), COP, HIC, and QMS

  compliance.

4. Medication Safety & Quality Assurance

• Participate in

  medication error reporting

  (near miss, no-harm events, adverse drug events).
• Implement

  corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

  .
• Participate in

  Medication Safety Committee

  .

High-Alert Medication Management

• Enforce special protocols for:
• Insulin
• Heparin
• Chemotherapy drugs
• Electrolytes
• Narcotics

ward visits

• Monitor

  medication therapy

  , adverse drug reactions, and compliance.
• Maintain

  ADR reports

  and inform the

  necessary at Hospital

• Support

  therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)

  where applicable.

6. Hospital Formulary and Antibiotic Stewardship

a. Formulary Management

• Maintain and periodically update the

  Hospital Formulary

  .
• Monitor

  non-formulary drug indenting

  and rational usage.

b. Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMR/AMS Program)

• Ensure availability of appropriate antibiotics.
• Monitor usage of

  restricted antibiotics

  .
• Participate in AMS rounds and prescription audits.

7. Emergency & Critical Care Support

• Ensure continuous supply of

  crash cart drugs

  , ICU medications, OT drugs.
• Perform routine

  crash cart checks

  and documentation.
• Refill emergency kits and maintain sterility standards.

8. Training & Capacity Building

• Train nurses and staff on:
• Safe medication administration
• LASA precautions
• Antibiotic stewardship
• High-alert drug management

9. Pharmacy Billing & Ethical Compliance

• Ensure

  correct billing

  , coding, and transparency.
• Avoid irrational drug promotion or unethical practices.
• Ensure compliance with:
• DPCO
• Pharmacy Act
• Drug & Cosmetic Act

10. Participation in Quality Improvement Programs

• Participate in:
• Quality Indicator data collection (e.g., medication errors/1000 prescriptions)
• Root cause analyses
• Patient satisfaction surveys

Qualifications & Skills:

• Education

  : Diploma or Degree in Pharmacy.

• Experience

  : Proven experience and understanding of hospital pharmacy services for 4+ years.

• Communication Skills

  : Strong interpersonal skills to engage with customers effectively.

• CRM Proficiency

  : Familiarity with Hospital Pharmacy HIS tools.

• Candidate should possess exceptional communication skills Written [English + Kannada] and Verbal [ Kannada + English + Hindi + Tamil + Telugu].
• Candidates / Aspirants ready to relocate to Mysore on their own can also apply.
• Aspirants are requested to E-mail resume in MS word format only along with photograph and with details on current fixed salary + incentives if any and expected salary.

• Please super scribe as "

  Application for the post of Senior Pharmacist at Manipal Hospital - Mysore

  " in Subject column when writing / sending / forwarding E-mail.
• Work Location -

  Mysore - Karnataka - India.

• Note

  * You can also text WhatsApp message to

  9886300305

  if we do not respond to your call or email.