As an adventurous and passionate student pharmacist, I am looking for an opportunities to grow and experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital settings. Through Chemist Warehouse, I was able to learn the basic in managing medication as well as connecting these knowledge to patient. With my experience from Western Health, I am enlightened by the significance of managing the flow of medication in a hospital setting and how it would impact our providing healthcare service to the patient. With this opportunity, I would be able to gain more insight on managing medications in a hospital settings. As a pharmacist-in-training, this would help build up my knowledge and expand my scope of practice in providing healthcare service.
Assist pharmacist with providing healthcare services for patients.
Maintain an organized, accessible and professional environment for the dispensary area.
Communicate and enrich the cooperation between pharmacists and patients.
Specific task include:
- Assist dispensing prescriptions
- Counselling on new medication
- Provide recommendation for selecting OTC medication (with pharmacist supervising)
- Handling medication stocks, stocktakes and checking expiration dates.
Assist with reviewing nurse request for medication supply
Assist with reviewing patient's medication on discharge.
Assist with taking medication history from patients, pharmacy and local GP.
Specific tasks include:
- Assist with medication supply for ward imprest.
- Compare patient's medication on discharge with current medication, past medication and doctor's plan using EMR.
- Communicate with patient, patient's carer or local GP to obtain medication history.
Top 10% in Monash Bachelor of Pharmacy Third Year Level OSCE 2024