Description
About the Location:
This city is nestled in the heart of the Wimmera Region, serving as a significant hub for livestock trading in an irrigated area abundant with fruits, vegetables, and cereals. It’s ideally situated just 30 minutes’ drive from the breathtaking Grampians National Park, a mere 2.5-hour journey from Bendigo, and a comfortable 3.5-hour drive from Melbourne.
Job Responsibilities
About The Role:
This role represents a fantastic opportunity to further advance your skills as part of a healthcare group committed to providing a diverse array of services, encompassing acute, sub-acute, residential aged care, allied health, primary care, emergency, and critical care services to the local community. This healthcare group is dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of its community.
As a Clinical Pharmacist in this position (Grade 2, Years 1-4), your responsibilities will encompass:
- Participating in the provision of clinical pharmacy services, collaborating with the healthcare team.
- Conducting medication reviews and ensuring safe and effective medication management.
- Contributing to quality improvement initiatives and research activities.
- Engaging in professional development and staying current with best practices.
- Medication reconciliation
- Clinical ward pharmacy
- Dispensing
- Provision of medication-related advice to clinical staff and patients
- Commitment to providing a high-quality, safe, efficient and effective pharmacy service ensuring a continuum of patient care
The accountabilities for the position are the next ones:
- Review prescriptions and medication orders, and liaise with medical and nursing staff to ensure safe and appropriate medication use
- A medication reconciliation will be performed on high-risk patients within a timely manner as outlined under WHCG policy
- Provision of an appropriate, timely, and adequate supply of medications to inpatients, discharge patients, and outpatients
- Provision of education to other health care professionals
- Promotion and provision of medication information and education to patients
- Maintains a level of competency required for the position and Continuing Education hours as per AHPRA guidelines
- Demonstrate leadership and promote teamwork within the Pharmacy Department
- Commitment to ongoing projects and services that ensure the quality use of medicines based on evidence-based literature
- Guides, mentors and develops junior team members in the Pharmacy on specialist clinical practice
- Participates in weekend and on-call roster
Roster: Monday to Friday, with participation in an on-call roster and occasional Saturday morning shifts.
Trading hours: Open 24 hours 7 days a week
