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About Agha Khan Health Services

Job Description

Scope of the work: Coordinates in planning, directing, and monitoring all activities of the Department of Pharmacy Services within and outside the Hospital.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement BPHS Pharmacy policies and procedures in the hospital
• Participate in ward rounds to enhance patient pharmaceutical care.
• Maintain and update personal drug knowledge data base to ensure accurate provision of pharmaceutical care of general disease states.
• Verify prescription accuracy and validity, for effective provision of service.
• Ensure availability of all medicines according to BPHS
• Ensure accurate dispensing of drugs and co-ordinate the drugs dispensing process ass per approved procedures.
• Liaise with clinicians on the appropriate administration of drugs.
• Liaise with users on pharmaceutical requirements of drugs.
• Communicate directly with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers to relate information regarding patient drug therapy.
• Verify prescription accuracy and validity, for effective provision of service.
• Effectively control drugs under the "Dangerous Drugs Act".
• Prepare timely and accurate Pharmacy reports for Hospital and National office.
• Ensure effective methods of stock control through use of stock cards and registers.
• Co-ordinate regular departmental and drug audits
• Provide monthly drug consumption and needs reports
• Prepare stock requisitions according to established re-order levels.
• Liaise with National Office, Kabul in procurement of quality drugs.
• Participate in Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee meetings.
• Ensure rational use of pharmaceuticals in line with clinical governance and evidence-based medicine.
• Participate in budget preparation and implementation of controls to achieve department targets.
• Review prices for the department at regular intervals through market survey.
• Maintain cost control and proper balance of financial expenditures.
• Maintain accurate documentation of all interventions and recommendations regards drug therapy and their outcomes.
• Effectively respond to patient complaints.
• Participate in group meetings with other departmental managers for establishment and review of objectives.
• Work with subordinates to establish effective managerial control through delegation and coordination.
• Any other duties assigned by Clinical Manager  

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION

Submission Guideline:

Qualified applicants who are exactly suitable with above criteria are requested to send their Applications + CVs and clearly mention the job title and vacancy number in the subject line: (Pharmacist - Waras 01) otherwise their application will not be considered.

Note:Applications are reviewed on active bases and after receiving sufficient eligible applications we may process the position before closing date. 

Aga Khan Health Service, Afghanistan strives to promote diversity as well as provide an equal employment opportunity to each candidate, regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, language, marital status, origin, political affiliation, religion, sex, or social status'.

Aga khan Health Service- Afghanistan is an equal opportunities employer. Female are encouraged to apply.

AKHS is concerned about the climate and environmental crises we face and is doing everything possible to  reduce our own impact, encouraging others to do the same, and advancing understanding in this field. AKHS has set itself the task of getting as close to net-zero carbon operations as possible by 2030. We expect all staff to contribute to achieving these aims in the context of their roles. We encourage applicants with previous experience or an interest in this field to app

Submission Email:

vacancy.akhsa@akdn.org