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Join NUHS@Home, an innovative and transformative healthcare initiative at the National University Health System. We are looking for a forward-thinking Principal Clinical Pharmacist to play a key role in revolutionising patient care within our Hospital-at-Home program. This flexible role, available as full or part-time, allows you to practice at the top of your license, leveraging your expertise in pharmaceutical care and medication management to make an impact on patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Attend daily interdisciplinary rounds to collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement patient care plans in a home-based hospital setting
• Conduct daily virtual ward rounds with the patients, driving innovation in pharmacological care and ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
• Utilize your extensive knowledge of inpatient care to manage complex cases across a wide range of specialties
• Innovate and optimize medication regimens, enhancing patient adherence and minimising adverse effects, while contributing to the transformation of clinical care models
• Provide expert consultation on medication management, ensuring the highest standards of safety and efficacy
• Engage in patient education, empowering patients with the knowledge they need to manage their therapies effectively at home
• Contribute to clinical governance, strategic planning, and the development and implementation of protocols and guidelines that will shape the future of hospital-at-home care at NUHS
• Embrace continuous learning and professional development opportunities, positioning yourself at the forefront of healthcare innovation

Clinical Practice also includes the following pharmacy duties:

• Provide general clinical pharmacy services to promote wellness and ensure optimization of medication therapy outcomes for patients, including ensuring accurate medication records, medication reconciliation, and ensuring medication adherence
• Identify and define patient-specific medical problems, recommend, implement and manage patient pharmacotherapy, review, counsel, dispense and/or supply medications as needed
• Provide ongoing monitoring and adjustment of patient's drug therapy, resolve and/or prevent patient's drug-related problems in accordance with departmental policies and procedures, work and/or consult with other health care providers to improve patient outcomes
• Promote and monitor for adherence to prescribing guidelines or drug use protocols.
• Provide professional advice and evidence-based drug information to patients and the health care team
• Work with patients, caregivers and other health care providers to ensure safe, cost-effective, timely distribution and quality use of medication that will best meet the patient's needs, achieve desired patient outcomes and assure continuity of services
• Communicate with patients and/or caregivers on a group or individual basis to ensure understanding of prescribed drugs, to resolve or prevent drug- related problems and to assure optimal patient cooperation in drug therapy
• Document clinical activities as defined in the competency development framework and/or department guidelines
• Lead and/or serve on departmental and/or institutional clinical practice committees and/or other relevant committees as assigned
• EducationIdentify, plan, implement and provide educational programs and training to entry level health care professionals and the public
  Plan and contribute to the development or publication of high quality patient education materials and articles targeted at general professional education
  Lead the development and implementation of pharmacy professional standards, competency framework and/or assessments for future clinical pharmacists for this ACP telehealth service
  Lead and contribute to the continuing professional development strategy
  
• ResearchLead, initiate and participate in clinical research independently or in collaboration with other health care disciplines
  Publish scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and/or present findings at key local or overseas scientific meetings
  

Secondary Duties (10%)

• Lead and contribute to the review and evaluation of services, policies and processes, and identify and implement medication safety and quality improvements initiatives to ensure optimal outcomes under NUHS@Home
• Participates in and/or undertakes responsibility for projects and activities which supports the goals of the department and organisation at department or institution level
• Maintain and up-to-date professional portfolio
• Any other duties or responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

• Possess MSc (Clinical Pharmacy) or Pharm D or Board Certification
• Completion of a Collaborative Prescribing Course within last 2 years
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical experience (ideally in inpatient care)
• Registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council
• Possess extensive and current knowledge of pharmaceuticals, clinical practice guidelines and protocols
• Possess strong leadership qualities
• Possess good supervisory, negotiation and managerial skills
• Excellent clinical pharmacy and evidence-based medicine knowledge and skills
• Excellent clinical problem solving, judgment and decision making skills
• Excellent knowledge of drug information research tools, clinical research methodologies and outcomes evaluation
• Excellent listening and communication skills, with the ability to educate and engage patients, and work collaboratively with a diverse healthcare team. Ability to speak in a second language in addition to English will be helpful.
• Passion for transforming traditional healthcare models through innovative care delivery

The NUHS@Home nurse provides nursing care to patients who require acute medical treatment but who are able to be cared for in their homes rather than in a hospital. The nurse works in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement care plans, monitor patient progress, and educate patients and their families on self-care techniques.

The NUHS@Home nurse is competent in performing care assessment and planning, and in the management of patients with identified care needs. S/He provides clinical supervision, precepts the junior nurses and contributes to NUHS@Home nursing training.

Job Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)

• Conduct patient assessments and develop individualized care plans
• Administer medications, treatments and procedures as ordered by the physician
• Monitor and evaluate patient progress and adjust care plans as needed
• Communicate with physicians, other healthcare professionals, patients and families regarding patient care
• Educate patients and families on self-care techniques and disease management
• Ensure patient safety and infection control measures are maintained
• Document patient care and progress in electronic medical records
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Adhere to ethical and legal standards of nursing practice
• Utilise technology in care delivery

Secondary Responsibilities and Duties (20%)

• Participates in research, clinical or service quality activities
• Demonstrates awareness of current nursing and health care practices
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Nursing Officers, Senior Nursing Officers, Assistant/Deputy Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse

Job Specification/Requirements

• Possess Diploma / Degree in Nursing and must be registered with Singapore Nursing Board
• Registered Nurse with minimum of 3-5 years of post-registration clinical experience
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Strong organisational, coordination, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and public holidays

As part of the multi-disciplinary team with the National University Health System (NUHS)@Home, you will provide quality pharmaceutical care as our Pharmacist.

Job Responsibilities

* Review transfer medications appropriately, contact patients pre-transfer on medication supply needed, and answer medicine related questions

* Medication counselling on transfer medications by a variety of means (in-person and virtual)

* Medication reconciliation

* Review discharge prescriptions appropriately

* Verify new orders by the physicians and identify inappropriate medication/doses if relevant

* Assist with perform medication supply duty

* Follow up on medication preparation status

* Undertake duties which may be assigned by the NUHS staff member depending on the requirements

Requirements

* Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college by Singapore Pharmacy Council

* At least 2 years of relevant experience

* Fully registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council

* Possess excellent communication, interpersonal and organisation skills

* Able to work independently and in a team

* Undertake duties which may be assigned by the NUHS staff member depending on the requirement

* Weekdays and/or weekends working hours are available

Pharmacy Technician (For NUHS@Home)

The incumbent is responsible to:

* Assist the pharmacist in the processing of medication orders for dispensing which includes typing, packing, labelling and distribution of drug supplies.

* Perform billing functions and ensure that cost and revenue of all stocks supplied are recovered, if required

* Counsel medicines under the supervision of a pharmacist over tele-consult

* Monitor and maintain inventory stock level of drugs in the areas of work

* Receive, unpack and check deliveries against the appropriate documents, to ensure that items supplied are correct and accounted for

* Perform stock receipts and issues strictly in FIFO order

* Assist in providing quality customer service

* Maintains the cleanliness of the work areas and prepare these for daily operations

* Assist in orientating new staff assigned to the section

Job Requirements:

* Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science and relevant experience

* Able to work staggered shift duties Job

* Able to work weekends (half day morning)

* May need to travel out of NUH to remote sites in the west

The NUHS@Home nurse provides nursing care to patients who require acute medical treatment but who are able to be cared for in their homes rather than in a hospital. The nurse works in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement care plans, monitor patient progress, and educate patients and their families on self-care techniques.

The NUHS@Home nurse is competent in performing care assessment and planning, and in the management of patients with identified care needs. S/He provides clinical supervision, precepts the junior nurses and contributes to NUHS@Home nursing training.

Job Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%)

• Assesses patients’ needs on admission and daily throughout their hospital stay at home
• Plans and implements care according to the assessed need
• Evaluates and monitors patients’ progress according to planned care
• Documents care given and monitors outcomes on the established charts and forms
• Carries out treatments and investigations as prescribed by physicians
• Communicates and discusses patients’ progress and response to treatment with physicians, nursing and allied health colleagues involved in the patient care
• Follows-up to ensure continuity of patient care and treatment plans
• Delivers safe and competent nursing care
• Participates actively in physicians’ rounds
• Prepares and assists physicians with procedures done on patients
• Collaborates and co-operates with physicians and other health-care providers in the smooth delivery of patient care and services
• Demonstrates clinical skills, knowledge and critical thinking in the delivery of patient care
• Displays compassion, a positive and caring attitude towards patients as well as to internal and external clients
• Provides patient/family information and education on disease prevention, health education and rehabilitation techniques
• Demonstrates proper use and care of equipment
• Demonstrates proper and economical usage of consumables and supplies
• Work as a team in delivering care and interacting with healthcare team
• Participates/involves in improving care and processes
• Facilitate transition of care coordination within and between teams
• Maintain a conducive environment for safe patient care and workplace safety
• Use informatics, innovation and technology to manage nursing productivity and resource
• Maintains a clean and safe working environment
• Supervises and guides new/junior staff in their work as well as nursing students on posting
• Assumes the role as Nurse in-charge
• Demonstrates competency in all core competencies and unit specific programs implemented by Nursing Administration

Secondary Responsibilities and Duties (20%)

• Participates in clinical and service quality activities as well as research study
• Demonstrates awareness of current nursing and health care practices
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by Nursing Officers, Senior Nursing Officers, Assistant/Deputy Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse

Job Specification/Requirements

• Possess Diploma / Degree in Nursing and must be registered with Singapore Nursing Board
• At least 1 year of post-registration clinical experience as Staff Nurse II
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Strong organisational, coordination, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and public holidays