Pharmacy Technician: Precision Dispensing & Inventory

KPJ Bandar Maharani Specialist Hospital; Muar; On-site; MYR 24,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

KPJ Healthcare Berhad is a leading hospital group in Malaysia. This role supports daily dispensing, inventory control, and pharmacy operations to ensure safe and efficient patient care in a hospital setting.

You will work with pharmacists, doctors, and nursing staff, handling billing reconciliation and comprehensive stock management while contributing to process improvements and medication safety initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Screen, check, analyze, and process incoming prescriptions for completeness, legality, and accuracy.
• Execute, process, and operate prescription filling and dispensing procedures per pharmacy protocols.
• Check prepared medications against original prescriptions for accuracy and safety.
• Dispense and provide medications with usage instructions; escalate complex queries to Pharmacist.
• Produce and process pharmaceutical preparations for stock or extemporaneous use under supervision.
• Repack, label, and ensure packaging standards for bulk medications with traceability.
• Maintain5 Rights of medication safety throughout dispensing and distribution processes.
• Monitor stock levels and usage data to prevent shortages or overstocking.
• Prepare indents for floor medications per inventory procedures.
• Check, analyze, rotate slow-moving and short-expiry meds; submit discrepancies.
• Unpack and record ward-returned medications per policy.
• Operate inventory and stock control systems for real-time tracking and reporting.
• Assist with stock-taking data, variance reports, and reconciliations.
• Submit daily and monthly pharmacy statistics per quality indicators.
• Process discharge billing reconciliation using electronic billing systems.
• Install and operate electronic pharmacy systems for prescription entry, inventory, and billing.
• Liaise with pharmacists, doctors, and nurses to support patient care and workflow.
• Guide and train new pharmacy assistants and trainees in daily activities.
• Analyze and propose workflow improvements to enhance service efficiency.
• Identify and report medication errors, incidents, and near misses promptly.
• Implement safe handling, labeling, and storage procedures for all medications.

Job description

KPJ Healthcare Berhad is a leading hospital group in Malaysia. This role supports daily dispensing, inventory control, and pharmacy operations to ensure safe and efficient patient care in a hospital setting.

You will work with pharmacists, doctors, and nursing staff, handling billing reconciliation and comprehensive stock management while contributing to process improvements and medication safety initiatives.