Summary
Location
Malaysia
Type
full-time
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About this role
- 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.
Other facts
About KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital
KPJ Selangor Specialist Hospital (KPJ Selangor) is a full-fledged private specialist hospital located in Shah Alam with comprehensive medical and healthcare services making it a ‘One Stop Health Care Centre’.
Our hospital is equipped with 184 exquisitely furnished rooms (four-bedded, two-bedded, single standard, junior suites, and VIP suites) which are fully air-conditioned and comes with a flat-screen television and direct dial telephone facilities.
We offer quality and competitive healthcare treatment services by utilizing the latest modern technological equipment while supported by more than 70 medical specialists with an extensive international qualification aided by well-trained and skilled medical and para-medical personnel.
The facilities also reflect the comprehensive range of KPJ Selangor’s specialties which includes Orthopaedics and Joint replacement, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Electrophysiology and Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Nephrology, and Paediatrics. KPJ Selangor has extensive diagnostic and therapeutic resources including endoscopic suites, Haemodialysis Centre, Electrophysiology (EPS) test, Stroke Unit, Heart and Lung centre and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facilities.
KPJ Selangor is accessible through KL-Klang Federal Highway, Kesas Highway, Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong (LDP), Ekspressway Lingkaran Tengah (ELITE) and New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE), 30 minutes drive from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), 25 minutes to Kuala Lumpur and located near international hotels, shopping centres, golf courses, family waterpark, and other tourism attractions.
What you'll do
- The pharmacist is responsible for overseeing pharmacy operations, including dispensing medications, training staff, and ensuring compliance with regulations. They also monitor drug therapies and handle inquiries related to medications.
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