Senior Pharmacy Assistant (NUHS@Home)

Join us in our mission to transform the healthcare landscape in Singapore! We - the NUHS@Home team - are a dynamic new home hospital service looking for passionate and innovative staff to co-create with us.  

The incumbent is responsible for:

Operations

• Processing of prescriptions
  • Ensure accurate reading and interpretation of prescription
  • Ensure accurate processing of prescriptions according to set standard and guidelines – checking on validity, keying, packing and labelling

• Processing of inpatient medication supply
  • Processing of medication supply orders for which includes printing of labels, packing, and labelling of medications accurately for pharmacist or senior pharmacy technician to check  
  • Perform billing functions and ensure that cost and revenue of all stocks supplied are recovered, if required
  • Maintains the cleanliness of the work areas and prepare these for daily operations

Inventory

• Replenish stocks in the Omnicell if assigned to do top ups – will include picking up of stocks from Unit Dose Supply Pharmacy (UDSP), travelling to NUHS@Home command centre and topping up of Omnicell        
• Assist in checking of stocks and PAR level at Omnicell
• Assist in monitoring of mobile medication kits and expiry, to ensure minimum 2 months of shelf life
• Alert supervisor if there are need to swap in longer expiry medications, and assist in preparation of medication for swapping
• If needed, to assist in pre-packing of medications

Job Requirements:

• Diploma in Polytechnic of any discipline (healthcare related preferred)
• Job experience in pharmacy related roles preferred
• Able to work staggered shift duties Job
• Able to work weekends (half day morning)
• May need to travel out of NUH to remote sites in the west