You are to provide a safe, efficient and timely distribution (dispensing) of drugs. You are required to co-ordinate activities in your area of purview to be in line with the objectives of the pharmacy department.
Job Responsibilities:
- Review written medication orders/prescriptions to determine the correct drug dosing, drug interactions, and that all drug orders are specific (contact physicians as necessary to review ambiguous or illegible prescriptions), and fill prescriptions as ordered by attending physician
- Explain directions for prescription use (drug therapy) to patients
- Provides information to other health professionals
- Ensure patients receive their medicines correctly in a timely manner
- Inform prescribers of any drug interaction, adverse drug reactions, contraindications
- Maintain a shelf inventory of medications and pharmaceutical supplies, ensuring that storage is in accordance with security, environmental and product shelf life parameters.
- Implement and adhere to the policies, practices and regulations established by the Pharmacy Department, various management committees and outside regulatory agencies pertaining to pharmacy
- Perform inspections of drug storage areas throughout the hospital and performs other job-related duties as assigned.
- Assist in acquisition of special items for patients with approval from senior pharmacist
- Performs all aspects of supply of medications to patients independently
- Assign, oversees and closely reviews the work of pharmacy assistants, technicians and purchasing officers, who are responsible for performing a variety of cognitive tasks, such as filling routine prescriptions, mixing IV solutions, maintaining shelf inventories, delivering medications, maintaining Pharmacy records and the like
- Maintain a variety of records pertaining to all phases of drug and supply ordering, storage and distribution as required by the hospital and/or legal regulations e.g. MOH pharmacy practice standards and JCI standards
- Actively participate in Pharmacy education and development programmes. Providing lectures to other Pharmacy personnel and other hospital employees on pertinent topics and continued reading of journals, publications, etc for professional advancement
- Publish or present at least one paper a year in professional journals or conferences on subjects relevant to therapeutics and practice of pharmacy
- Assist in providing clinical experience to pre-registration pharmacists and pharmacy students and students on attachment
- Represent the pharmacy on various committees as assigned by the head of Pharmacy
- Undertake publication of patient education material with approval from senior pharmacist
- Setting-up pilot schemes or new services with approval from senior pharmacist
- Setting of selling prices of goods with approval from senior pharmacist
- Make recommendations for changing of pharmacy procedures and policies
- Assist the senior pharmacist in reviewing policy and procedure manuals on a regular basis
Job Requirements:
- Min Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
- Registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council
- Prior experience in hospitals will be advantageous
Interested candidate, kindly send a copy of your resume to: [Confidential Information]
Jessica Fong Zhi Tong [R1879124]
Email Address: [HIDDEN TEXT]
Recruit Express Pte Ltd
EA Licence No: 99C4599
