Hospital Pharmacist: OSCA 263432

Prepares, dispenses, reviews and monitors medication of individual patients, and provides medication-related advice to patients in a multidisciplinary team of Health Professionals to deliver safe, patient-centred care in a hospital or clinical setting.

Skill level 1: Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience

Registration or licensing is required.

• Obtains medication histories, reviews inpatient charts and medication action plans, and administers and prescribes medications to ensure quality use of medicines
• Provides medication information to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, patients and carers
• Facilitates the safe continuity of medication management and counselling to patients and carers on discharge from hospital
• Performs medication monitoring and adverse drug reaction management
• Collaborates with Health Professionals to develop medication management plans, including partnered pharmacist medication charting
• Maintains records of the supply of prescription medicines, controlled drugs and other restricted substances
• Supervises and coordinates the work of pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns
• Stores and preserves vaccines, serums and other drugs subject to deterioration
• Participates in research, education, quality improvement activities, peer review and interdisciplinary ward rounds and meetings
• May compound and manufacture medicines when preparations are not available