Pharmacist

KPJ Healthcare; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Petaling Jaya seeks a pharmacist to ensure pharmaceutical care adheres to hospital goals. Responsibilities include supervising pharmacy operations, training staff, and monitoring drug therapies for safety and compliance. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor of Pharmacy and demonstrate proficiency in medication management and counseling. This role plays a critical part in ensuring patient safety through effective drug oversight.

Qualifications

• Pharmaceutical care aligned with hospital objectives and pharmaceutical services.
• Meeting participation for service operation discussions.
• Supervision of pharmacy activities including dispensing and sales.

Responsibilities

• Engage in training for healthcare workers on prescription drugs.
• Ensure compliance with laws for handling Dangerous Drugs.
• Monitor drug therapies to prevent interactions and allergies.

Skills

Pharmaceutical care

Inventory management

Drug safety and compliance

Counseling on medication

Training healthcare workers

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Job description

• Understands and carries out pharmaceutical care in line with Vision and mission, Core Values, Goals and objective that suit the scope of the Pharmacy services and the hospital.
• Understands the service organization structure.
• Attend meetings held by the services in order to discuss issues and matters pertaining to the operation of the service.
• Check and sign poison purchase orders prepared by the pharmacy purchasing assistant.
• Perform, assists and supervises all activities in the pharmacy including dispensing, sales and supply/ dispensing of medications.
• Contribute to in-service training for healthcare workers and provide counseling on the use and care of prescription drugs to patients.
• Assess the educational needs of all the staffs and provide necessary training.
• Gives examination to pharmacy staffs and to test and upgrade their skills.
• Ensure that Dangerous Drugs and Psychotropic Drugs are handled, stored and issued according to laws and regulations and hospital policies.
• Issue Psychotropic Drugs to nursing units.
• Responsible in recording and filing of Psychotropic & Dangerous Drugs and to hold the keys of the cupboard.
• Ensure prescription received are screened and interpreted correctly before dispensing.
• Perform medication appropriateness review and validate any medication reconciliation when necessary
• Check and endorse inpatient orders, outpatient prescription and TTA prescription (prescription intervention).
• Assist pharmacist in charge in the evaluation of Staff as required.
• Handle inquiries concerning drug contents, dosages, regimen review errors, storage and disposal.
• Monitor drug therapies for drug interactions, allergies and contraindications.
• Monitor and control inventory to ensure that drugs are available when needed and wastage is minimized.
• Ensure and advises on safe disposal of pharmaceutical products.
• Participate in quarterly and as when needed stock takes.
• Check the prepared roster, verifies staffs annual leave prior to approval from Pharmacist in Charge.
• Involve in identifying lapses/challenges in the services and contributes in solving and decision making and to conduct Root Cause Analysis in case of Medication Error.
• Report and document adverse drug reactions, medication errors.
• Involves in drug inventory procedures, inventory management, purchasing, receiving, drug supplies and medication storage of the services.
• Keep work area tidy and clean.
• Be precise and accurate while dispensing and in case of any error occurred to immediately report to Pharmacist in Charge.
• Uphold best practices by using 7R rules - Right drug, right patient, right frequency, right duration, right route, right information and right documentation.