Minimum Requirements

Minimum Education: (FULL TIME STUDIES ONLY)

A Diploma of recognized two (2) year Pharmacy Technician program.

Required certification/licensure:

Valid Primary License from the country of origin if applicable AND should be eligible for license in the State of Qatar within the Supreme Council of Health.

Minimum Experience: (LICENSED OR REGISTERED EXPERIENCE)

1 year licensed experience of pharmacy practice (for example pharmacy technician or pharmacy assistant).

Preferred experience:  3 year’s pharmacy experience including 1 year hospital experience.

Language Skills:

Fluent in English - Oral and Written.

Specification

Position Summary:

• The Pharmacy Technician supports the pharmacist in their role as a medicines manager through performing a wide range of medicine distribution supply roles including the secure storage, assembly, repackaging and preparing of medicines for dispensing to patients, their carers and other healthcare professionals.
• Pharmacy Technicians perform tasks that do not require a Pharmacists skills or privileges.
• Pharmacy Technicians always work under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.

Common Responsibilities:

• Medicine Distribution
• Patient care
• Medicines Information
• Continuing Personal Development
• Teamwork and Professional Collaboration
• Management and leadership.

Specific Responsibilities:

Medicine Distribution:

• Understand and adhere to Qatar Medicine laws and regulations
• Works according to the Employer’s policies and standard operating procedures and consults with a pharmacist if that is not possible due to unusual circumstances.
• Prepares and arranges the medication on prescription.
• Works with new technologies to automate and improve the safety of medicines distribution
• Take responsibility for the standard of their own work ensuring that medicines are dispensed to in-patients and out-patients in a safe and efficient manner.
• Always demonstrates personal accuracy when dispensing and when checking the work of others in a wide range of settings (inpatients, outpatient, controlled drugs, extemporaneous preparation and IV preparation).
• Assembles medications for inpatient and out-patient orders including fills (patient carts) and the replenishment of floor stocks and refilling of automated drug cabinets
• Aseptic assembly of medications for parenteral administration
• Compounding of sterile & non-sterile formulations.
• Repack all tablets and capsules from bulk stock and label it in a properly manner.

 Patient care:

• Ensure that physician orders have been verified by a pharmacist before dispensing and assembly.
• Identify and resolve common problems with medication orders (incomplete order, expired order).

 Medicines information:

• Effective use of readily available reference sources (paper and electronic) if they have any doubts or concerns regarding medication orders.
• Support pharmacists by undertaking basic product research.

Continuing professional development:

The continuing education requirements for pharmacy technicians have not been stated by the Qatar authorities; however, technicians are expected to keep up to date by participating in continuing education opportunities

Teamwork and Professional Collaboration:

• Participate in the pharmacy shift system for their facility (i.e. covering 24 hours duties)
• Demonstrate strong teamwork and an ability to work effectively with people of different professions and at different levels.

About the Employer

Qatar’s national healthcare delivery system is rapidly developing. Here, you will have the opportunity to team with the best and the brightest professionals in healthcare and to provide world class patient care service for the population. This medical group has one of the biggest workforce in Qatar, with more than 2 million people living and working in Qatar, this diverse and exciting organization has more than 90 different nationalities working to deliver the best care always to their patients and the Qatar community.

Since its establishment the healthcare provider rapidly developed medical facilities capable of providing state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of disease.  It currently manages 12 hospitals – 9 specialist hospitals and 3 community hospitals – as well as the National Ambulance Service and home and residential care services.

More about Qatar:

Qatar is the host country of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and listed as the richest country in the world by Forbes.

Qatar is home to many expats who relocated here for work and those drawn to its life of luxury, this is most evident in the capital city Doha.

Doha is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of Qatar.

Doha has awesome attractions. You will be able to experience adventure, buzzing nightlife, culture or relaxation. Qatar does not only offer the most amazing desert landscapes but also stunning beautiful beaches beautiful beaches to enjoy.