Overview
Perform technical duties under the supervision of pharmacists to ensure safe efficient and timely distribution of drugs in AH.
Assist the pharmacist incharge to provide supervision to pharmacy support staff and to coordinate activities within a section to ensure smooth workflow and continuous improvement.
Dispense medicines to the patients according to department policies and guidelines.
Job Responsibilities
- Daily Operations
- Provide professional and courteous service to all patients/customers
- Process medication orders/prescriptions for both inpatient and outpatient
- Picking packing and labelling in accordance with stipulated policies guidelines and department standard operating procedures
- Perform billing functions
- Ensures work area is ready for daily operations
- Maintains the cleanliness of the pharmacy and ward areas where drugs are stored
- Involvement in workplace quality improvement projects/activities as and when required
- Inventory Management
- Ensures stocks are stocked up properly and tidily according to FirstExpiryFirstOut (FEFO) requirement and stipulated storage condition
- Performs topping up of omnicell ward stock in the respective wards
- Ensures correct receiving of goods
- Secondary repackaging/redressing
- Carry out cycle counts and stock takes periodically according to SOPs
- Dispensing
- Dispensing of medications to patients in accordance with stipulated policies guidelines and department standard operating procedures
Requirements