Skaraborg Hospital (SkaS) - Pharmacist/Pharmacy Technician with Compounding Skills

Skaraborg Hospital (SkaS) operates in several locations in Skaraborg, including Falköping, Lidköping, Mariestad, and Skövde. We provide specialized healthcare in around thirty specialties and work together for the health of our patients throughout their lives, offering cohesive and secure care. Every day and every hour, our employees make contributions that affect the lives of others. We care about those who make a difference for others, and together we create the workplace of the future.

Description

The Pharmacy VGR at Skaraborg Hospital (SkaS) is part of the regional Pharmacy VGR and is responsible for the overall pharmaceutical work at Skaraborg Hospital.

Here, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy assistants work. Our mission includes responsibility for drug supply, medication management, product assortment, departmental pharmacy, information, and training in close collaboration with the healthcare operations. The unit is also responsible for the production of extemporaneous medications and cytostatics for the care units. Skaraborg Hospital includes the hospitals in Skövde, Lidköping, Falköping, and Mariestad and has been operating its own production/preparation for the past two years.

If you want to be part of our operations, you might be the one we are looking for!

We are currently seeking a pharmacist or pharmacy technician with compounding skills in Skövde.

Responsibilities

As a compounding pharmacist, you will work with the extemporaneous preparation of cytostatics and other sterile medications. You will undergo a specialized local training for the work we perform. After this, your work will include manufacturing life-saving and individualized medications for patients with special needs. Your work will also involve close collaboration with healthcare personnel treating patients and assisting care units within SkaS with information and investigation of questions primarily regarding medication preparation.

In addition to preparing medications already on the market, we also assist pharmaceutical companies in the development of new medications in so-called clinical trials of compounded medications.

The extemporaneous production at SkaS is part of the Hospital Pharmacy VGR, which means opportunities for regional work in processes and other groupings.

Qualifications

You are a licensed pharmacist or licensed pharmacy technician with the competence to manufacture cytostatics and extemporaneous medications. For licensed pharmacists, compounding authorization is included in the basic education. You are meticulous, responsible, and focused on the patient. Since we work with short lead times, it is also important that you are stress-resistant, service-oriented, and flexible. The work requires good IT skills.

Other

We will place great emphasis on personal suitability. Interviews may begin before the application period has ended - so welcome with your application!

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Application

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