Job Description

Under direct supervision of pharmacists, pharmacy messenger is responsible for safe medication distribution and handling all over the hospital.  Main Duties and Responsibilities/Performance Standards:Greet and welcome patients, ensuring they took the Queue no.; while waiting for their turn.Distributes medication to all clinical areas as per the workflow assigned in the outpatient medication.Answers calls coming for the unit during busy times and ensure transfer right information for pharmacists. Messengers are not allowed to provide any information when they receive calls.Delivers and receives medications from main pharmacy store and outpatient pharmacy.Responsible for expiry date checks as assigned by pharmacist on duty for all items that they receive and arrange.Responsible for unit organization and cleanliness and overlooks housekeepers when cleaning shelves in the inpatient medication management unit.