Pharamcist

Description

Aspen Medical is seeking qualified and experienced candidates for the position of Pharmacist. The role is responsible for the daily operations and management of dispensary services in the Outpatient and Inpatient Pharmacy, including but not limited to storing, transcribing of prescriptions, preparing and dispensing, documenting and monitoring of medications; to ensure effective and efficient delivery of high quality and progressive pharmacy services and medicine advice to produce optimum patient outcomes.

The roles and responsibilities of this position include:

• Financial Management
  • Applies prudent handling of inventory to reduce breakages, incidental losses, and unnecessary expenses.
  • Actively monitors medication expiry dates and stock levels, applying the FEFO (First-Expire, First-Out) method to minimize wastage and inventory obsolescence.
  • Ensures all pharmaceuticals are stored under optimal conditions to preserve stability, quality, and to avoid wastage, theft, or deterioration.
• Internal Operations
  • Reviews prescriptions and medication orders for accuracy, completeness, and clinical appropriateness to ensure safe and efficient processing.
  • Carries out transcribing, dispensing, compounding, and provides accurate, timely medication-related information to inpatients, outpatients, and external clients for both prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
  • Conducts thorough Medication Appropriateness Checks for all new prescriptions during pharmacy operating hours.
  • Collaborates closely with physicians and nursing staff to clarify or verify medication orders and prevent potential medication errors.
  • Primarily operates in centralized pharmacy practice setting, which involves ensuring safe, accurate, and timely preparation, verificiation and distribution of medications across the facility,.
  • Observes national regulations on handling dangerous drug requirements on distribution, record keeping, inventory, storage, and security, to comply with the law.
  • Participates in stock counts, ordering, rotation, replenishment, and internal distribution.
• Data and Records Management
  • Ensures that controlled substances are accurately accounted for according to relevant laws and regulations.
  • Document near misses and report medication errors through the appropriate platforms to promote medication safety
  • Contribute to data collection of assigned reports related to medication management and use.
• Other Responsibilities
  • Participate in hospital JCI programs and quality certification initiatives
  • Participate in the development of a safe and healthy workplace and comply with instructions given in adhering to safe work procedures.
  • Take reasonable care to ensure own safety and health and that of others and to abide by our duty of care provided for in the OHS policy. Actively contribute to all corporate requirements, including planning, budgeting, Human Resource activities when required
  • Any other reasonable duties delegated by management.
  • Completes competency requirements and support staff development activities of the clinical pharmacists that include practical and theoretical knowledge along with didactic direct experience.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• A Bachelor of Pharmacy degree and equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 2 years’ experience working in a hospital or retail pharmacy.
• Sound knowledge and application of all relevant pharmaceutical laws and policies
• Understanding and application of basic inventory management

Desired:

• Highly developed organisational skills and the ability to communicate with people at different levels and from different backgrounds
• Capacity to use computers to support the daily operations
• Service oriented approach, with a commitment to supporting the operational/corporate environment of the organization
• Preferably with Basic Aseptic Technique Training but may undergo training in the department once hired.

Contact Information

Culture: Aspen Medical offers exceptional career opportunities, exposure to exciting and cutting-edge projects and an opportunity to work with people who are genuinely passionate about what they do.

Our Benefits:

• Professional development opportunities (we will contribute towards training courses of interest that will assist you in developing in your role)
• Paid Family Care leave
• On site ongoing wellness programs
• Flexible working options as applicable
• Opportunities to work and learn with/from the Aspen Global Team of experts

For any queries on the position, please contact us via email [email protected]

We value diversity and inclusivity in the workplace and actively encourage applications from qualified candidates from diverse cultural backgrounds or those with disabilities who possess relevant skills and knowledge to apply

Please note application is open for Fiji Nationals only.