Job Description

Job Purpose: The Pharmacy Assistant/Technician will perform technical duties under the supervision of pharmacists to ensure safe, efficient and timely distribution of drugs in NUH.
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Pharmacy Operational duties
Processing medication orders
Picking, packing and labeling of medicines in accordance to Standard Operating Procedures ( SOP)
Perform the following medication reconciliation steps: counting, sorting and typing of prescriptions
Perform billing functions
Provision of quality customer service
Provide professional and courteous service to all patients/customers
Inventory Management
Review and update inventory level base on consumption on a regular basis
Oversee storage conditions, expiry checks, audits and reporting of defects of drug products within the institutions
Plan and ensure that cycle counts and stock take are conducted accurately and accordingly to the Standard Operating Procedures
Sterile and Non-sterile Manufacturing (Laboratory & Cancer Centre Pharmacy)
Prepare sterile and non-sterile products which include:
Total parental nutrition bags
IV admixtures and infusions
Extemporaneous eye drops, cream, ointment and mixture
Process sterile and non-sterile products prescriptions/orders:
Assemble medication, supplies, and equipment and compound products according to set procedures.
Ensure double-checking of all prepared products before leaving laboratory
Ensure products manufactured by pharmacy follow quality control requirements
Package end products including affixing of auxiliary labels
Job Requirements:
Possess Certified Pharmacy Technician Course (CPTC) OR Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science OR foreign Pharmacy degree (not recognised by Singapore Pharmacy Council) OR Diploma in any Discipline (if applying under Pharmacy Assistant track) * 1 to 2 years of working experience under Pharmacy Technician track

• Have initiative and able to work independently to achieve goals of Department

• Able to communicate effectlively and function effectively as member of a team

• Able to prioritise and organise work well

Skills Required