Careers at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Purpose

Provide quality and efficient specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes including, but not limited to, advising physicians on issues concerning drug therapy that meets or exceeds the expectation of the patient and their relatives.

Key responsibilities

Clinical Pharmacy service including participation in specialized outpatient Clinics.

• Conduct and evaluate medication histories, assess compliance and suggest modifications so as to achieve desired outcomes; instruct patients in the proper use of prescribed drugs and make Patient Care Rounds with physicians to evaluate patient progress.
• Individualize medication regimens using sound principles, accounting for pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic variations in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination with responsibility for establishing and continually improving the delivery of Pharmaceutical Care to patients within areas of direct responsibility and assisting others in the department with the same.
• Identify, resolve and prevent potential and actual drug –related problems by obtaining and evaluating medical data including patient drug and medical history, laboratory data and review patient profiles for drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, cautions and adverse drug reactions to determine and implement optimal drug therapy.
• Maintain liaison relationships with medical and nursing staff; provide timely information pertaining to pharmaceutical supplies, drug usage and compatibility, laws and regulations.
• Communicate and document drug information given to health care workers, patients and / or patient representatives.
• Supervise and monitor patient’s drug therapy for cost effectiveness and communicate all possible cost saving recommendations to patient’s physician(s).

Quality and Patient Safety

• Adhering to mandatory Pharmacy Policies and processes
• Maintain accurate documentation of all interventions and recommendations regards drug therapy and rational use of drugs , and their outcomes
• Provide drug and poison information to medical personnel on availability and usage of drugs, drug to drug interactions and adverse effects of these drugs, and appropriately document the same
• Monitoring and recording of Adverse Drug Reactions, Medication Errors and Near Miss.
• Conduct Drug Utilization reviews and suggests strategies to overcome the deficiency found by such reviews. 
• Facilitate and or conduct Operational and Clinical indicators audits
• Provide training to other healthcare professionals e.g. nurses on medicines and policies and processes on pharmaceutical care

Dispensing to in-patient

• Supervise appropriate verification, dispensing and issuing of prescription and counseling and teaching of pharmaceutical devices in order to maintain a high standard of pharmaceutical care.
• Responsible for implementing and adhering to policies and procedures related to provision of pharmaceutical services to enable effective and efficient services within the Satellite.
• To ensure that all staff comply to the guidelines and protocols of the Hospital Formulary whilst issuing medications.

Continuous Professional Development

• Attend and participate in departmental CMEs
• An educator in departmental training program for clinical pharmacy development as well as deliver presentations on a regular basis to the pharmacy staff and other health care workers.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:

• Post graduate qualification in Clinical Pharmacy
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy
• At least two years’ practical experience in a hospital environment with working knowledge of a hospital pharmacy services.
• Excellent ability to monitor drug therapy regimens for appropriateness.
• Great clinical assessment skills.
• Demonstrates supervisory skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Highly developed problem-solving skills.
• Remarkable ability to follow through on tasks assigned.
• Sound knowledge of teaching and the methods involved in learning and instruction.
• Excellent computer/data entry skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sound ability to manage the time of self and others.
• Excellent use of scientific methods to solve problems. 

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Job Purpose

The incumbent will assist in selection, smooth operation and maintenance of all radiation equipment. He/she will be responsible for treatment planning, CT simulation, dose distributions and monitor unit calculations, beam data management and consultation with Oncologists. He/she will also participate in all Quality Assurance tests of equipment to ensure conformance to quality standards, radiation safety and security policies.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in selection of equipment as per the requirements; prepare specification of the required equipment.
• Perform acceptance testing and commissioning along with beam data measurements, and validation before clinical use of the machine.
• Responsible for calibration of all the equipment in Radiation Therapy and overseeing quality assurance in the procedures performed and treatment provided.
• Periodically perform QA tests of LINAC’s and CT simulator.
• Special treatment procedures:  Assist in dose calculation formalism and performing special treatment techniques including special Dosimetry and In vivo Dosimetry.
• Implement and perform TBI and TSET techniques for EBRT patients.
• Carry out radiation surveys, oversee facility designs and personnel monitoring to ensure conformance to the standards and meeting the regulatory requirement.
• Participate in research, development and teaching along with other administrative activities.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:

• M.Sc. in Physics/ Medical Physics
• Appropriate credentials as a Medical Physicist acceptable to the department
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as a Medical Physicist, preferably in a teaching hospital fully equipped with relevant imaging and radiation therapy modalities, is desirable.
• Certification with relevant board will be preferable.
• Strong clinical experience of 3DCRT, IMRT and VMAT treatment planning and delivery.
• Experience with Modern radiation techniques like SRS/SBRT with appropriate QA will be preferable.
• Having good understanding and clinical experience of gynecological and interstitial HDR brachytherapy of prostate.
• Experience of working with Multivendor machines will be additional advantage.
• Having experience of acceptance and commissioning of a Linear accelerator and CT simulator.
• Experience in Special treatment procedures like, TBI and TSET.