Associate Clinical Pharmacist

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform initial assessment upon admission and evaluating patient’s pharmacological and non-pharmacological
  management with documentation of findings and recommendations.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary patient care rounds, conduct patient profile/chart review for optimizing
  pharmacotherapeutic outcomes.
• Assist in assessing and evaluating patient’s pharmacological and non-pharmacological needs.
• Participate in clinical pharmacy consultation services in a timely manner that include but not limited to TPN,
  patient falls.
• Provide written communications of the pharmacotherapeutic interventions in a timely and professional
  manner.
• Apply the principles of Pharmaceutical Care to provide optimum medication-related patient outcomes.
• Perform medication order verification for admitted patients as assigned.
• Assist in conducting drug use evaluation as assigned by the department.
• Participate in the hospital antimicrobial stewardship program.
• Provide and participate in therapeutic drug monitoring services.
• Assist in preparing clinical evaluation of new drugs for possible addition to the hospital formulary.
• Assist in evaluating non-formulary drug request.
• Provide medication reconciliation services.
• Assist in developing and implementing clinical pathways and clinical practice institutional protocols.
• Provide continuing education lectures to members of nursing, medical and pharmaceutical care services staff.
• Provide patient counseling for medication use.
• Actively participates in assigned pharmacy-run ambulatory care clinic(s).
• Report encountered adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Participate in investigating suspected or verified adverse drug effects and medication errors with submitting
  findings and conclusions for review.
• Participate in clinical researches and/or clinical pharmacy quality project as assigned by the department.
• Collaborate with the healthcare providers in community services and awareness campaigns to promote
  health, prevent disease, and assure drug therapy regimens are safe and effective.
• Provide clinical pharmacy representation on assigned committees.
• Provide training, teaching and mentorship to new staff, pharmacy residents and pharmacy interns.
• Submit monthly report of performed clinical activities.
• Comply with all security measures and quality standards. Ensure safe and effective pharmaceutical service for
  assigned area of operations. Practice within the scope of hospital policy, accepted standards, and Saudi Arabia
  Law.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Perform other job-related duties as required.

• Area specific equipment
• Health Information System
• Work-stream leads; all involved internal disciplines
• Multidisciplinary medical teams; in-patients regarding their medications
• Expected to work under minimum supervision
• Interacting with patients, their family members and other healthcare providers.
• Frequent contact with in-patients regarding their medications
  Might be required to work overtime, weekends, holidays, on call, etc

For candidate with no residency training:

Minimum of one (1) year experience in clinical pharmacy – Essential

For candidate with residency training:

No previous experience in clinical pharmacy is required

Registration with Saudi Commission for Health Specialties as a Senior Clinical Pharmacist –Essential

Work Experience |SCDP-Saudi Career Development Training Program

English Language Level– I – Essential

Computer Level – II – Essential

M.Sc in clinical pharmacy., post-bachelor PharmD or Ph.D. in clinical pharmacy