Job Description
- Coordinate with Pharmacists to ensure proper handover protocols are followed, and provide daily reports to Assistant Manager/ Manager Pharmacy Services.
- Supervise the unit-dose drug dispensation and distribution, ensuring patients’ profiles and CPOE are reviewed to prevent drug interactions and to promote rational drug use. Contact the physician for in-accuracy of order / non availability of medicine, providing the Clinical Pharmacist with relevant documentation.
- Ensure requisitions are issued and filled accurately, and prompt delivery of unit-dose medications to the Nursing unit is provided.
- Monitor and manage inventory stock levels, suggesting changes if necessary.
- Prepare and forward requisitions to Pharmacy store as required.
- Receive the goods from Pharmacy store, physically check and shelving the stock in proper location at specified temperature.
- Provide current and accurate drug information to all health care professionals when required. Maintain records of drug information provided according to the specified protocols for record keeping.
- Provide monthly reports to Assistant / Manager Pharmacy/ Clinical Pharmacist of all stock, detailing fast moving / slow moving / short expiry / expired / broken, damage items.
- Arrange inspection of nursing units and clinics each month and monitor the proper storage and distribution of patient floor stock, controlled drugs and emergency medications.
- Provide technical and administrative support, and conduct relevant trainings for staff.
- Ensure high alert medications are labeled, and ensure all related precautions and information are provided for proper administration.
- Prepare and present on various topics for CMEs.
- Document and provide management (Pharmacist / AM / Manager) with details of all interventions, drug information and related relevant information.
- Ensure temperatures are monitored and all related documentation is accurately maintained.
- Provide management with regular updates and monthly KPI reports.
- Perform all related tasks assigned by Manager / Assistant Manager Pharmacy Services.