Pharmacist

Company Overview

Ren Ci Hospital is a Voluntary Welfare Organization in Singapore providing affordable rehabilitative and geriatric care. Serving all regardless of background, it operates a community hospital, nursing homes, and day centres focused on elderly care and quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, accurate, and timely medication dispensing services in compliance with regulatory, legal, and professional standards.
• Review, validate, and process medication orders and prescriptions to ensure appropriateness, completeness, accuracy, and patient safety.
• Manage and resolve medication-related issues in collaboration with prescribers and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Conduct medication reconciliation during transitions of care to ensure accurate medication records and minimize medication errors.
• Perform medication reviews and identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems to optimize patient outcomes.
• Develop and implement pharmaceutical care plans based on patients’ clinical conditions and therapeutic needs.
• Provide medication counselling, education, and support to patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to promote safe and effective medication use.
• Support chronic disease management by providing evidence-based pharmacotherapy recommendations and monitoring plans.
• Conduct discharge medication counselling, facilitate self-medication programmes, and ensure smooth transition of care for patients returning to the community.
• Proactively identify and resolve post-discharge medication-related issues and address patient feedback and concerns effectively.
• Support inventory management activities, including medication receipt, storage, stock monitoring, replenishment, expiry management, and disposal in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Participate in procurement activities, vendor management, formulary evaluations, medication utilization reviews, and cost-containment initiatives.
• Generate and analyze reports using pharmacy and clinical information systems to support operational efficiency and service improvement.
• Serve as a pharmaceutical resource for healthcare teams by providing drug information, clinical advice, and medication-related support.
• Train, mentor, supervise, and support the development of pharmacy staff, students, volunteers, and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in quality assurance, patient safety, quality improvement, and research initiatives to enhance pharmacy services and patient care outcomes.
• Assist in the investigation of medication incidents, inventory discrepancies, product recalls, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Identify, assess, and report risks related to pharmacy operations and support Ren Ci Hospital’s risk management framework through proactive risk mitigation and adherence to organizational policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized institution.
• Registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council with a valid Practising Certificate.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience; prior hospital, clinical, or retail pharmacy experience will be preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong clinical and pharmacotherapy knowledge.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Excellent communication, counseling, and interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong decision-making skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
• Supervisory, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.

Other Information

Work Location

• Ren Ci Community Hospital - 71 Irrawaddy Road

Workdays

• Monday: 8.30am to 5.15pm (includes one hour lunch break)
• Tuesday to Friday: 8.30am to 5.30pm (includes one hour lunch break)
• Saturday: Once every 4 weeks, 8.30am to 12.30pm
• Total 40.75 hours per week