Pharmacist

Qualifications

• Hold the minimum qualification of a BSc Pharmacy from an accredited university.
• Requisite registration with the Pharmacy Council of Jamaica (Rph).
• At least four (4) years experience in a similar capacity.

Responsibilities

• Routine review of drug orders for appropriateness and safety.
• Counselling patients on correct use of medications, warnings, contraindications and answering drug related queries.
• Conduct follow-up evaluations of patient therapies to ensure patient compliance and favourable outcomes with the use of drugs.
• Evaluate response of patients with chronic conditions to respective drug therapies and make recommendations to physicians where necessary.
• Supervise the manufacture and compounding of extemporaneous preparations in accordance with medication order requests.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians involved in the processing of prescriptions, manufacturing of drugs or managing of inventory.
• Ensure pharmacy area is operated in accordance with the laws governing pharmacy practice in Jamaica.

Note

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

Headquarters 
Jamaica Defence Force 
Up Park Camp 
Kingston 5

Email: so1j1.pa@jdf.mil.jm