Job Description

CANDIDATES FROM UTTARAKHAND AND THOSE WILLING TO WORK IN UTTARAKHAND ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Position Title

Hospice Pharmacist

Reporting to

Medical Director; Chief Medical Officer; Chief of Operations

Location

Ganga Prem Hospice (Rishikesh), India

Vill. Gohri Maphi

Near Tehri Farm, Raiwala

Rishikesh - 249 205

Mandatory Notes (

please read before applying

)

Valid and available-for-use registered pharmacy license; Salary range for the position: INR 14,000 - 17,000 per month (all-inclusive; benchmarked*);

ONLY CANDIDATES FROM UTTARAKHAND MUST APPLY.

Educational Qualifications

10+2 with Science (Physics & Chemistry);

Degree / Diploma in Pharmacy

(D.Pharma) from recognized University / Institute; B. Pharma preferred; Completion of hospital residency preferred;

Valid Pharmacy Council of India license

/certificate is mandatory for this position. Must be registered with the Pharmacy Council under Section 12 of the Pharmacy Act Must be registered as a pharmacist with

Uttarakhand Pharmacy Council

; Computer proficiency with familiarity of data management and commonly used packages like MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel, Email etc.

Experience (

years and nature

)

Experience range (in years): 1-2 years Hospital/Hospice pharmacy residency preferred.

JOB DUTIES (

including, but not limited to

)

To ensure safe practice in the prescribing, storage, administration and documentation of medication; To efficiently order, dispense and distribute drugs, medicines, and medical supplies for inpatients and ensure their safe storage, labelling, documentation, and destruction; Do regular stock-taking and stock-check; maintaining First-in-First-Out (FIFO); Maintaining FSN (Fast/Slow-Moving, Non-Moving) for items and initiating appropriate corrective measures; Keeping detailed, up-to-date, easy to interpret, and error-free record in books and electronically, of medicines and surgical supplies received, used, and dispensed at Ganga Prem Hospice inpatient facility, home care, OPDs, and in any other activity; Maintain accurate and error-free opioid records of each and every tablet/unit ordered/dispensed/received-back according to RMI and other applicable standards and guidelines; Ensure compliance with all RMI guidelines and other state and national guidelines related to a medical/hospice facility; Ensuring any other pharmacy-related legal compliances for the hospice; Work towards accreditation of the hospice with accreditation boards, as may be directed by Ganga Prem Hospice management; Keeping all medicine supplies labelled according to national/international standards, and as advised by senior medical and administration team of Ganga Prem Hospice; To review and improve policies and procedures relevant to medicines management and to assess the risks associated with those policies and procedures; To monitor the medicine expense and ensure that the Hospice optimizes its financial resources, also to write regular reports on spending and to advise seniors of any predicted overspend or wastage; Ensure proper utilisation of reusable items/stock; Actively participating in, and initiating cost-saving measures in pharmacy; Daily collaboration with the nurse, physician, and other team members in the clinical management of patients and their pharmacotherapy; To attend ward rounds and monitor drug charts ensuring safe prescribing of medication, under guidance and instruction of Medical Director, Doctor-in-charge; Maintaining excellent verbal and written communication with the team, patients, and patients' family members and carers; Speaking with patients, their care-givers, in an empathetic manner, while respecting patient confidentiality; To participate flexibly in the care of inpatients, outpatients and other patients; To help patients and carers to understand about their medicines and their role; Assisting in liaison with donors (individual and organizational) for procuring of medical supplies for the hospice; Ensure that the hospice has zero wastage and expiry of medicines and medical supplies; Maintaining pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies; Attending CME sessions held at, and organized by the hospice; To attend multi-disciplinary clinical and other meetings when required; Represent Ganga Prem Hospice at professional or educational fora wherever the pharmacist may be recommended for participation; Protecting patients, medical and non-medical staff by adhering to infection-control protocols; Maintaining safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; Working in cross-functional tasks and activities by organising and/or participating; Receiving work-related instructions and advice from superiors and peers with positivity; Contributing to team efforts by accomplishing related results as needed.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹14,000.00 - ₹17,000.00 per month

Experience:

Clinical pharmacy: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:

Pharmacy Council Registration License (Required)
Expected Start Date: 17/11/2025