Senior / Pharmacist *

Job Description: 

The incumbent shall be responsible to:

• Ensures medication management in own area of work is efficient, zero-wastage and in accordance with best professional practices

• Reviews medication orders (medication chart or prescription) for appropriateness and intervenes with prescriber or follows up where necessary

• Ensures medications received by patients are packed correctly and dispensed within target turnaround time

• Ensures that all medication related costs and revenue in own course of work are accounted for and accurately recovered where applicable

• Assigns, oversees and reviews the work of subordinates in the same area of work

• Ensures that all prescription, sales, supply, storage and distribution of medications, as well as their documentation, comply with legal requirements and relevant regulations established by the relevant authorities

• Precepts and trains pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy/pharmaceutical students according to training plan and guidelines

• Attends and provides lectures and other forms of continuing education to pharmacy staff and other hospital employees

• Provides feedback to inform department’s continuing education agenda

• Leads research or quality improvement projects in the department

Job Requirements :

• Degree in Pharmacy accredited by the Singapore Pharmacy Council

• Registered Pharmacist with the Singapore Pharmacy Council

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in hospital pharmacy-related work, or Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in hospital pharmacy-related work with a relevant postgraduate degree