Clinical Pharmacologist

Designation: Clinical Pharmacologist - Hospital Based

Experience: 02 - 04 Years

Qualification: MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)

Industry: Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences

Role Category: Clinical

**Salary**: 12 Lacs to 15 Lacs CTC

Location: Mumbai, Kolkata & Vizag (Hospitals).

**Job Description**:

- Developing plans, Policies, SOPs & forM/Format for complete medication management

process
- Anticipating, preventing and investigating medication error of all types
- Prescription

errors transcription errors, dispensing errors and administration errors
- Work closely with department of infection control for developing a robust antibiotic

stewardship program.
- Maintaining established and implementing new quality Initiative required as per the JCI

/ NABH and other quality service requirements / protocol
- Monthly assessment, analysis and reporting of medication errors with

suggestion/implementation on improvement parameters
- Keeping pace with current and upcoming MMU related issues with implementation of

the changes as covered Reviewing/drafting and implementing changes required in the

medication management plan (MMP).
- Adverse drug reaction monitoring, analysis and reporting
- Overseeing and coordinating prescription audit activities, including Transplant services.
- Answering all the queries generated from hospital staff related to proper

dose/route/frequency of drugs, drug use, storage, stability, overdoses of drugs and

other medication related issues
- Preventing drug interaction by reviewing the prescription and suggestions given to the

concerned doctor and monitoring the same.
- Suggesting dose adjustments in case of abnormal Pharmacokinetics and

Pharmacodynamics of drugs as per patient’s clinical condition
- Suggesting doses adjustment of immunosuppressant’s as per principals of therapeutic

drug monitoring.
- Has basic knowledge of Transplantation of Human Organs and tissues Act, 1994 and

concept of Brain Death diagnosis, certification and Ethical issues in organ donation and

transplantation
- Provide patient education and counseling to the transplant patients and their families

through all phases of transplant.
- Oversight and timely checking of the imprest stocks and crash carts including listing of

drugs including in the respective areas
- Communicating and coordinating with clinicians in regarding to medication related

issues
- Regular visits to the wards for cross checking of the medication management system

including checking of patient’s medical records
- Ensuring proper use, safety and storage of the high alert medication in various areas of

the hospital
- Attending various quality related meeting including medical services meeting, infection

control meeting etc, and providing necessary and useful inputs
- Monitoring the usage of Restricted antibiotic in the hospital
- As and when a new drug/molecule is being procured, check and comment for the quality

related issues for the same
- Monitoring the new drug procured by pharmacy for their safety profile and providing

necessary inputs and suggestion to add the new drugs to the formulary
- Arranging and coordinating drug therapeutic committee meetings within specified time

frames with preparation of action plan and minutes and minutes accordingly
- Yearly review and updating the Hospital Formulary as per the recommendations by Drug

and therapeutic committee
- Oversight of the Cytotoxic admixture area with time to time training session for the

staff
- Active participating in the trainings and skill up gradation sessions for the staff.
- Oversight of drug storage and quality dispensing from the pharmacy
- Active involvement and prompt action for any JCI/MMU/Pharmacy quality related issues
- Participating in other hospital/pharmacy activities related to JCI and other quality

practices with active inputs

research policies and procedures
- Responsible for pharmacy staffs Job Skill and Competence assessment
- Ensure ethical conduct of clinical research
- Reviewing and monitoring the drug content of the hospital information system.
- Facilitate the development of quality indicators in relation to safe medication usage

and pharmacy.

recommendations based on findings from internal audits.
- Performing internal audits and ensuring the compliance to JCI/NABH standards
- Conduct periodical training to doctors, nurses, pharmacist and paramedic staff (If

required) to upgrade their knowledge base.
- Ensure safety and precautionary measures are in place to protect Clinical Pharmacists

from exposure to toxic substances & infections while chemo admixture, chemo waste

disposal & while in ward rounds.

PHARMACOVIGILANCE:

- To oversee the Apollo Pharmacovigilance center in reporting, collating, analyzing and

Documenting Adverse Drug Reactions as per guidelines.
- Behavioural - Leadership Skills, Conflict handling, Communication Skills, Crisis

management, Passion for patient safety, act as a facilitator to team and other

Healthcare pro