Pharmacist III
Responsible to: Manager, Pharmacy Services
Basic Function:
Compounds and dispenses medications and prescriptions in accordance with accepted standards and established Pharmacy procedures. Counsel patients.
Principal Duties:
Assists in pharmacists in filling pharmacy requisitions, prescriptions, cassette fillings, and in maintaining records.
Assists in extemporaneous preparation of sterile products.
Prepackages tablets and capsules for inpatient and outpatient dispensing, using an automatic unit dose or tablet/capsule counting machine. Labels the prepackaged product and completes the appropriate records.
Assists in the bulk manufacturing of special pharmaceutical products, operates manufacturing equipment. Follows worksheet to prepare products.
Assist in the preparation of intravenous solution. Reconstitute bulk additives and prepares batches of selected admixtures.
Distributed filled orders to nursing units or other departments, as required.
Maintains proper inventory of drugs. Monitors expiration dates.
Maintains necessary records.
Maintain a clean environment.
Follows all hospital related policies and procedures
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy required
Experience and Other Qualification
Previous experience in hospital pharmacy practice is preferable
About the KFSH&RC
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre is an 800-bed multi-facility, multi-entity tertiary care hospital and one of the leading healthcare institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its mission is to provide medical services of highly specialized nature and promote medical research and education programs, including postgraduate education training, as well as contribute to the prevention of disease
Benefits of working at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Medical and Dental Treatment
As an international employee of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre you are entitled to Medical Care through the Family Medicine Department. Dental Treatment is on an emergency basis only for the first year, with basic dental care provided thereafter. Basic dental care is that which is necessary to maintain good oral health, but does not include such procedures as crowns, bridges, partial or full dentures, or orthodontics.
Leave Time
As an employee at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, you are entitled to receive 30 days annual leave and a minimum of 20 days holiday per year for a total of 50 vacation days per year!!! This allows ample opportunity to take extended trips to your home country or to see the world and experience international travel at its best
Airline Tickets
As an International employee of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, you will be entitled to both Initial Hire and Repatriation tickets to and from your point of origin. In addition, each year you will be entitled to a free round-trip annual leave ticket to your point of origin. This is yet another way that working at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre enhances your travel opportunities
Free Hospital Housing
As an International employee of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, you are entitled to receive either free Hospital housing or a housing allowance (some restrictions apply). As you will not be making rental or mortgage payments here in the Kingdom, this gives yet another boost to your monthly salary with money in your pocket!
Relocation Allowance
As an International employee of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre a generous relocation allowance will be offered to you upon both initial hire and repatriation (some restrictions apply). The amount of this relocation allowance depends upon your point of origin and your contract status.
Recreational Facilities
The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre has a number of recreational facilities open to you, including swimming pools, tennis courts, a bowling alley and amenities centre. In addition, the Employee Social Club & Recreation Services offer a number of recreational courses, exercise programs and trips and a variety of other benefits to the employees
Potentially Tax-Free Salary
In keeping with Saudi Law, no income taxes are collected by the Saudi Arabian government. This means that your paycheque comes to you and you keep every riyal you earn!!! (US$ 1 = Saudi Riyal 3.75) Imagine receiving a paycheck with no deductions for income taxes!!!
Whether your salary will be free of taxes from your own country depends upon your home country's taxation laws. The majority of expatriates working within the Kingdom are enjoying tax-free status.
If you do qualify to be tax-free from your home country, this is the equivalent of receiving a pay raise equal to your income tax rate, possibly as much as a 40% increase automatically! And that is not even considering the competitive salaries offered by the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre and other moneysaving benefits such as free housing.
Service Bonuses
The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre recognizes the contributions of its staff and the benefits associated with stability in the workforce. For this reason, we offer generous service bonuses equal to one month's salary upon completion of each contract year, beginning after the second contract year.
Severance Pay
As an International employee of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre you are entitled to receive severance pay upon completion of your contract and subsequent repatriation. This is a one-time payment made upon your final departure from the Hospital and is accrued throughout your tenure within the Hospital. Severance pay accrues at a rate of 15 days pay for each of your first four years and 30 days pay for the fifth and subsequent years |