Deputy Pharmacist Manager at Psych Pharmaceuticals and Laboratory – Apply Now

Job Description

The roles and responsibilities of this include but not limited to:

• Oversee clinical Pharmacy activities and administrative activities in assigned organisations. Provide pharmaceutical care while working with multidisciplinary team.
• Work closely with Manager of Pharmacy services
• Manage the Genomind service.
• Market Psych Pharm services and products (Smoke Cessation Clinic, Genomind, E-pharmacy)
• Render clinical advice to patients concerning their drug regimen so as to encourage compliance and adherence to therapy
• Actively listen to and address all patients’ concerns and also follow up to ensure medications are effective
• Ensure patients safety by ensuring the past medication history are checked each time a drug is prescribed or refilled
• Offer advice on non-prescription remedies such as maintaining good diet and exercise, life style modification use of herbal and natural health products to obtain general wellness
• Participate in drug procurement, employ cost-effective decision making
• Identify opportunities for improving business processes and suggest new systems and/or operational changes to management
• Instruct patients on the dosage and dietary requirements for drug consumption
• Provide Clinicians with information on proper drug therapy for patients
• Monitor and audit medication inventory, ensures compliance with all regulatory guidelines and reporting
• Review over-the-counter (OTC) and medical prescriptions to ensure they are suitable for a patient
• Provide patients with information regarding drug interactions, side effects and storage requirements
• Maintain record of patient profiles, inventory, and registries
• Monitor patients to track the efficiency/side effect of drugs and make changes where appropriate.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to assist with problem identification and resolution
• Evaluate medication and ensure standardization of medical care for the department
• Ensure strict adherence to the policies and procedures guarding the security of controlled substances
• Perform any other duties as directed by the MD.

Requirements and Experience

• Licensed Pharmacy Degree
• Must have a current license
• 2 years previous experience (post NYSC) in Pharmacy management.