- Location
- DAMANSARA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL 2, Malaysia
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Source
- Workday
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.
Skills
Inventory Management