Hospital Pharmacy Operations Lead Pharmacist

Tawakkal Specialist Hospital; Kuala Lumpur; In loco; MYR 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

KPJ Healthcare Berhad, a leading hospital network in Malaysia, seeks a licensed pharmacist to oversee both outpatient and inpatient pharmacy operations. You will supervise dispensing, medication supply, and inventory while ensuring safety, accuracy, and regulatory compliance within a dynamic hospital setting.

The role requires registration with the Malaysian Board of Pharmacy, a poison license, and strong leadership with excellent communication in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Competenze

• Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy or Masters in Clinical Pharmacy.
• Registered with the Malaysian Board of Pharmacy.
• Possess Poison License.
• Entry level and above practice in hospital setting.
• Fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Strong operational management and analytical abilities.

Mansioni

• Supervise, manage, and operate all outpatient and inpatient pharmacy operations, including dispensing, medication supply, sales, and store management.
• Implement, install, and execute safe medication handling, storage, labelling, and distribution processes in compliance with GPP, MSQH, and hospital policies.
• Screen, check, analyze, and validate prescriptions for accuracy, appropriateness, legality, and completeness prior to dispensing.
• Perform, analyze, and process medication appropriateness reviews and medication reconciliation as required.
• Provide professional drug information and liaise with healthcare professionals regarding dosages, interactions, contraindications, and treatment regimens.
• Supervise, check, and execute extemporaneous preparation and dispensing activities in accordance with approved standard formulations.
• Participate in bedside dispensing activities at inpatient wards to ensure accurate medication delivery and patient understanding.
• Monitor, analyze, control, and operate inventory management processes, including purchasing, receiving, issuing, storage, and internal distribution.
• Identify, collate, analyze, and report stock shortages, excesses, expiries, and discrepancies, and produce corrective action plans.
• Ensure, manage, and reconcile Dangerous Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, including documentation, registers, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Implement, execute, and maintain the “5 Rights” of medication safety throughout dispensing and distribution processes.
• Supervise and execute outpatient and inpatient pharmacy operations, including dispensing, medication supply, sales, and store management.
• Screen, analyse, and validate prescriptions for legality, accuracy, appropriateness, dosage, interactions, contraindications, and completeness prior to dispensing.
• Perform extemporaneous preparation and dispensing in accordance with approved formulations and standard procedures.
• Participate in bedside dispensing and ensure correct medication delivery and patient understanding.
• Participate actively in clinical intervention programs such as the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Programme, therapeutic drug monitoring, total parenteral nutrition and medication reconciliation.
• Execute, check, and submit scheduled and ad-hoc stock counts, drug check, poison purchase orders, and controlled drug records.
• Supervise, guide, provide, and assess pharmacy technicians and store staff, including training, competency assessment, and performance evaluation.
• Prepare, check, and submit staff rosters, leave schedules, and manpower coverage plans to ensure uninterrupted pharmacy operations.
• Document, collate, analyze, and submit reports on medication incidents, near misses, sentinel events, and adverse drug reactions, and execute Root Cause Analysis (RCA) with corrective and preventive actions.
• Gather, collate, analyze, and produce operational data, statistics, and performance reports, and liaise with the Chief Pharmacist and relevant committees on medication safety and risk management.
• Liaise, support, and act on behalf of the Chief Pharmacist during their absence, including sourcing, processing, and procuring medications during emergencies or shortages, and perform any other duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

Operational management

Accuracy and safety

Communication skills

Counseling

Leadership

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Formazione

Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy

Masters in Clinical Pharmacy

Descrizione del lavoro

KPJ Healthcare Berhad, a leading hospital network in Malaysia, seeks a licensed pharmacist to oversee both outpatient and inpatient pharmacy operations. You will supervise dispensing, medication supply, and inventory while ensuring safety, accuracy, and regulatory compliance within a dynamic hospital setting.

The role requires registration with the Malaysian Board of Pharmacy, a poison license, and strong leadership with excellent communication in English and Bahasa Malaysia.