Work as a Head Pharmacist @ Fortis Hospitals

Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mulund, Kalyan: Imagine a hospital functioning with you as its centre point. Compassion and warmth along with medical care par excellence. Imagine a hospital that understands the difference between being well and well-being. These, and much more, are wishes brought to reality by a revolution called Fortis Healthcare Network.
With 39 hospitals across the country, over 5000 beds and 48000 surgical procedures in the last year alone, Fortis is one of India's largest healthcare and Asia's fastest growing network. So there is the next step that is waiting to happen in Indian Healthcare. The Fortis era is all set to begin.

Post: Pharmacist

Job Description:
Reporting to : Head Medical Services/Senior Commerical Manager
Responsibilties
• Stocking of nutrition products and other medications safely and properly and medicines are arranged from outside stores when it is required at emergency when the stock is not available in the inhouse pharmacy
• Overseeing organizational medicine list and medical use
• Review annually medication list for the patient safety and efficacy
• Procurement of medicines
• Selection of good quality product
• To receive the quotation from the different company for the better rates to the organization
• As per doctor requirements to check the comparative rates
• Negotiation for scheme with supplier/manufacturer for the approved medicines
• Preparing shift for the staff
• Recuritment of new staff
• Train the new staff
• Supervision of existing staff
• Train the student for internship
• Leading pharmacy committee
• Attending the Medical Representative for new molecule and brand
• Audit of medicines at nursing station for their expiry and storage condition
• Assisting assistant pharmacist in routine work whenever required
• Second check on gate pass
• Second check on the rates are properly supplied for the rate negotiated for the organization
• To forward the requisition for the medical head for making available of the new drug in the organization
• To inform to the prescriber for non availability of the drug in the pharmacy through a written notification and suggested for substitutions.
• To check the expiries are returned to the supplier credit note is received
• To check the invoices of the supplier are being forwarded for the payments
• To monitor the proper documentation for the narcotic drugs purchases sales and storage
• To Internalizing the S.O.P
• Physical stock taking of medicines quarterly
• To take rounds in the wards to check for the JCIA compliance

Candidate Profile:
Qualification: Diploma in Pharmacy and /or B pharmacy of 10 to 15 years of experience with hospital background and must be qualified licenser and trained
Skill Sets Technical skill :
Good knowledge of medicine procurement of the medicine and complete management of pharmacy Verbal Ability/ Communication Skill
Numerical Ability: To handle the medicine as well as the cash and to compare the rates
Problem Solving/Decision Making

Additional Information:
Experience: 10-15 years
Location: Kolkata
Education: B.Pharm, D.Pharm
Industry Type: Pharma/ Healthcare/ Clinical research
Functional Area: Pharmacist
End Date: 17^th July, 2011