Pharmacist - Zouk

•   Creates and maintains beneficiaries’ pharmacy files on paper and in the Health Information System

•   Welcomes patients and visitors and orient them to the right procedure

•   Interprets and transcribes medication information on required documents and reports

•   Provides updated lists of available medication to primary healthcare center’s physicians

•   Reviews drugs prescriptions for any drug-drug interactions, drugs duplication, or inaccurate dosages and resolves them with prescribing physician

• Dispenses drugs and refills ensuring they are in line with prescriptions and with good dispensing practices

• Prepares the order of medicines in the right scientific ways and pursuing orders

•  Completes the prescription data and the clarity of its contents before it is disbursed to the patient

•  Interacts and educates beneficiaries on their medications (usage, necessity to adhere to the treatment, drug interaction…) and on healthy lifestyles

•     Receives patients that need acutes medications

•     Verifies medical reconciliations in beneficiaries’ files and checks for compliance

•    Checks completeness of beneficiaries’ medical files and coordinates with the Nurse to ensure all missing information (laboratory results, imaging tests results, ICD10 diagnosis, …) is added

•    Checks that working areas are organized and clean

•     Manages pharmacy stocks in compliance with good storage practices (receiving and quality-checking of drugs, drugs storage per category, expiry dates, rotation with respect to first expired first out (FEFO), shelves replenishment, …)

•    Communicates with central warehouse Chief Pharmacist and orders monthly needs for stock replenishment

•     Coordinates with the physicians for switching medication and patient treatment

•     Trains and develops Pharmacy Assistant(s) and monitors performance and results

•      Supports the assistant pharmacist in the chronic files

•      Performs periodic and annual pharmacy inventory

•       Completes and compiles required pharmacy records and reports to be presented to the Ministry of Public Health and the Order of Malta

•   Answers incoming beneficiaries calls and Physicians and Paramedical team questions regarding medication

•      Communicates with Central’s Warehouse Chief Pharmacist for the monthly ordering of stock replenishment

•         Performs necessary data entry on the system

•         Maintains the pharmacy area clean

•         Abides by Ordre of Malta Lebanon’s code of ethics, mission, vision, and values

•         Perform other related duties required by the Center Administration and the Chief Pharmacist

V.          Requirements

5.1       Education and Experience

•       Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy

•       Registered at the Order of Lebanese Pharmacist

•       Permit of practice from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health

•       Minimum 3 years of experience in a position requiring drug stock management

5.2         Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

•       Patient file management

•       Detail-oriented and accurate

•       Communication skills

•       Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and under stressful situations

•       Ability to adhere to ethical considerations and guidelines

5.3         IT and languages

•       Computer literate, good knowledge of Microsoft Office

•       Knowledge of Health Information (such as Phenics)

•       Fluency in Arabic, English and French