Assistant Pharmacist

An Assistant Pharmacist is needed in Sharjah to help run a pharmacy day-to-day. You will dispense medicines, look after stock, serve patients, and keep the pharmacy in line with Ministry of Health (MOH) rules.

Job Overview

• Job Title: Assistant Pharmacist
• Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Education / Qualification

• Valid license to work as an Assistant Pharmacist from the relevant health authority
• Valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card

Skills Required

• Clear spoken and written English
• Ability to manage your own professional license renewal
• Willingness to work across departments when needed
• Preferred: Arabic communication skills
• Preferred: Experience working in an inter-professional team
• Preferred: Organizational and admin skills, including use of an electronic medical record system for documentation

Experience Required

• Experience as required for the license of an Assistant Pharmacist

Key Responsibilities

• Greet patients and customers and make sure everyone who walks in is attended to.
• Dispense medicines exactly as prescribed, with the right dose and quantity, clear instructions, and packaging that protects the medicine.
• Find the correct medicines on the shelves and keep shelves and general products in order.
• Keep stock records in good order. Medicines must never be left on the pharmacy floor.
• Answer phone calls and respond to customer questions.
• Follow and improve quality procedures (SOPs) under MOH guidelines, working with the Quality Manager.
• Keep all pharmacy documents up to date and ready for MOH compliance checks.
• Guide and train pharmacy staff, and encourage teamwork.
• Make sure the pharmacy coordinators bring all clinic patients to the pharmacy.

Stock Liquidation

• Plan the sale of short-shelf-life products to avoid expiry and non-moving stock.
• Tell the purchase coordinator which products are slow or fast moving, using the ERP.
• Give priority to non-moving OTC stock.
• Send a monthly report of non-moving items to the purchase coordinator and handle their liquidation.

Good to Know

This role covers both patient service and stock and compliance work, so mention any pharmacy inventory or MOH documentation experience in your CV.

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