Company Overview
Ren Ci Hospital is a Voluntary Welfare Organization in Singapore providing affordable rehabilitative and geriatric care. Serving all regardless of background, it operates a community hospital, nursing homes, and day centres focused on elderly care and quality of life.
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, accurate, and timely medication dispensing services in compliance with regulatory, legal, and professional standards.
- Review, validate, and process medication orders and prescriptions to ensure appropriateness, completeness, accuracy, and patient safety.
- Manage and resolve medication-related issues in collaboration with prescribers and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Conduct medication reconciliation during transitions of care to ensure accurate medication records and minimize medication errors.
- Perform medication reviews and identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems to optimize patient outcomes.
- Develop and implement pharmaceutical care plans based on patients clinical conditions and therapeutic needs.
- Provide medication counselling, education, and support to patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to promote safe and effective medication use.
- Support chronic disease management by providing evidence-based pharmacotherapy recommendations and monitoring plans.
- Conduct discharge medication counselling, facilitate self-medication programmes, and ensure smooth transition of care for patients returning to the community.
- Proactively identify and resolve post-discharge medication-related issues and address patient feedback and concerns effectively.
- Support inventory management activities, including medication receipt, storage, stock monitoring, replenishment, expiry management, and disposal in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Participate in procurement activities, vendor management, formulary evaluations, medication utilization reviews, and cost-containment initiatives.
- Generate and analyze reports using pharmacy and clinical information systems to support operational efficiency and service improvement.
- Serve as a pharmaceutical resource for healthcare teams by providing drug information, clinical advice, and medication-related support.
- Train, mentor, supervise, and support the development of pharmacy staff, students, volunteers, and other healthcare professionals.
- Participate in quality assurance, patient safety, quality improvement, and research initiatives to enhance pharmacy services and patient care outcomes.
- Assist in the investigation of medication incidents, inventory discrepancies, product recalls, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Identify, assess, and report risks related to pharmacy operations and support Ren Ci Hospital's risk management framework through proactive risk mitigation and adherence to organizational policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized institution.
- Registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council with a valid Practising Certificate.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience prior hospital, clinical, or retail pharmacy experience will be preferred.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong clinical and pharmacotherapy knowledge.
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- Excellent communication, counseling, and interpersonal skills.
- Good organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong decision-making skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
- Supervisory, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.
Other Information
Work Location
- Ren Ci Community Hospital - 71 Irrawaddy Road
Workdays
- Monday: 8.30am to 5.15pm (includes one hour lunch break)
- Tuesday to Friday: 8.30am to 5.30pm (includes one hour lunch break)
- Saturday: Once every 4 weeks, 8.30am to 12.30pm
- Total 40.75 hours per week
