Pharmacy Assistant

The job description of a Pharmacy Assistant (PA) details the responsibilities and the general duties of the PA.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assist the pharmacist in the processing of medication orders for inpatient and outpatient dispensing which includes typing, packing, labeling, and distribution of drug supplies to the wards and other hospital departments.
2. Perform cashier and billing functions.
3. Assist in providing quality customer service.
4. Receive, unpack and check stocks against the appropriate documents, to ensure that items supplied are correct and accounted for.
5. Arrange stocks in FEFO order.
6. Topping up of cart-fill orders.
7. Assist in repackaging of unit dose including operating machine and perform quality control.
8. Topping up of medications into Automated Dispensing Cabinets.
9. Assist in monitoring and maintaining inventory of stocks in the areas of work.
10. Maintain the cleanliness of the pharmacy work areas, and prepare work areas for daily operations.
11. Embrace continuous improvements as our way of life by improving and refining work performance on a daily basis.
12. Support the hospital by participating actively in the various activities organized by the hospital, including QC, community projects, staff welfare, and recreational activities.
13. Other duties as directed by the supervisors.

Qualification

• Preferably at least a Diploma in healthcare related.
• Candidate who possesses Diploma in Pharmacy will be given training opportunity to be a Pharmacy Technician.

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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), a 795-bed general and acute care hospital, opened in June 2010. Serving more than 550,000 people living in the northern sector of Singapore, KTPH combines medical expertise with high standards of personalised care, set within a healing environment, to provide care that is good enough for our own loved ones.

Vision: Adding years of healthy life.

Mission: Provide good quality, affordable and hassle-free healthcare with science, love, and wisdom.

Our Care Philosophy: Care that is good enough for our own mothers without making special arrangements.