Job Description

• Establishes and maintains effective systems of drug-use control for patients and staff of the hospital, in compliance with relevant laws, rules, regulations and pharmaceutical care standards of governing bodies.
• Develops and performs quality management studies based on professionally acceptable criteria.
• Oversees all Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) Standards implementation of Pharmacy.
• Provides staff resources as necessary for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee for the Medical Staff.
• Develops and implements plans for the achievement of short-term and long-term goals and objectives in conjunction with departmental, administrative, and other staff members.
• Supervises scheduling of departmental personnel to ensure adequate staffing levels and equitable distribution of routine assignments based on institutional needs.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for various aspects of departmental operations, in concert with other staff members; performs annual reviews of policies and procedures making revisions as needed.
• Prepares, submits, and monitors performances of departmental budget for equipment, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and personnel
• Assists medical staff in the development of drug-use criteria and the performance of drug-use evaluations based on those criteria.
• Establishes standards for the purchase of pharmaceutical products.
• Cooperates and participates actively with Unimed in the processing of all pharmacy drugs and supplies.
• Maintains effective and timely communication with departmental and other hospital staff.
• Works closely with and supports Nursing staff Pharmacy needs.
• Participates actively on assigned inter-departmental committees of the hospital.
• Participates in the recruitment process of departmental staff to ensure qualified and competent staff.
• Analyzes job functions and prepares job descriptions; performs annual reviews of job descriptions and prepares revisions where needed.
• Review pharmacy space and resource requirements to ensure patient care needs are met.
• Prepares and submits reports per routine schedules and as needed.
• Maintains appropriate records and documentation of activities.
• Performs all duties in a professional, effective, and confidential manner.
• Performs all other duties required or assigned. 
• Participates in department Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
• Complies with Hospital Policy and Procedure regarding safety, infection control and security.
• Ensures all team members attend quality improvement programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Licensure as required by country of origin.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience in hospital pharmacy practices.
• Knowledge of all aspects of drug-use control functions including purchasing.
• Knowledge of pharmacy computerization.
• Knowledge of the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) standards.
• Knowledge of principles of asepsis and related aseptic techniques for sterile products.
• Skills in Inventory control, drug storage, drug distribution, drug information, applied pharmacokinetics, and principles of drug therapy monitoring, as well as working knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Laws of the U.A.E.
• Ability to speak and write in English and Arabic fluently.