Elsie Kruger
Kelowna,BC
Summary
Elsie is a determined pharmacist with demonstrated strengths in customer service, time management and attention to detail. Elsie is good at troubleshooting problems and building successful solutions. Elsie is an excellent verbal and written communicator with a strong background cultivating positive relationships and skilled at completing daily assignments while contributing to team success. Elsie is always willing to take on any task and adapts quickly to new needs and policies with a positive attitude.
Since moving to Kelowna, BC, Canada in September 2022, Elsie has been a stay at home mom with her two kids. Elsie has stayed updated with CPD activities as well as her professional registration during this time. With the kids now both in school, the time has come for Elsie to spread her professional wings in Canada, and jump back into her career.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Hospital Pharmacist
Mediclinic Hospital Group
02.2014 - 02.2022
- Engaging and consulting with patients / clients
- Communicating effectively and in a timely manner with different teams within the hospital to achieve the best patient outcome
- Attending various meetings within the hospital and greater healthcare setting
- This ranged from clinical, management, day to day small meetings and cultural team moral meetings
- Collaborator within a multi-cultural workspace and taking on different roles in the pharmacy team as the workload requires
- Efficient stock control, while considering financial implications and the ability to deliver effective care to patients
- Auditing the scheduled medicine books to find and correct any discrepancies
- Creating quality improvement programs for the pharmacy and the wards to improve the level of care given to patients as well as the teamwork to achieve a common goal
- Managing the quality improvement programs implemented in the wards
- Daily and monthly cash up procedures, finding and correcting any discrepancies when necessary
- Drafting the work roster and shifts while keeping the pharmacy team happy and co-operating with the work schedule
- Organizing the workspace for optimized workflow and efficiency.
Community Service Pharmacist
Department of Health
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Auditing team for 51 local clinics.
- Supervising assistants in 51 local clinics.
- Report writing on monthly conducted audits.
- Bi-annual stock take.
- Data collection.
Education
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) - Pharmacy
Northwest University
Potchefstroon Campus12.2011
Skills
- Detail-Orientated
- Time Management
- Problem solving
- Relationship Building
- Friendly customer service
- Public health
- Protocol Enforcement
- Data Entry
- Quality Assurance
- Written communication
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Inspections
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Afrikaans
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Hospital Pharmacist
Mediclinic Hospital Group
02.2014 - 02.2022
Community Service Pharmacist
Department of Health
01.2013 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) - Pharmacy
Northwest University
Other Experience
- While studying, I served on the Media and Communication University committee as the secretary. Scheduling meetings, taking minutes, supporting other members of the committee.
- Volunteering at church outreaches to Swaziland and locally in South Africa, distributing food and clothes, help build structures and entertaining the children.
- Part of 'Serve the City' team 2010 on an outreach to Europe to serve the local people there as the need arise.
Other Experience
- While studying, I served on the Media and Communication University committee as the secretary. Scheduling meetings, taking minutes, supporting other members of the committee.
- Volunteering at church outreaches to Swaziland and locally in South Africa, distributing food and clothes, help build structures and entertaining the children.
- Part of 'Serve the City' team 2010 on an outreach to Europe to serve the local people there as the need arise.
Other Experience
- While studying, I served on the Media and Communication University committee as the secretary. Scheduling meetings, taking minutes, supporting other members of the committee.
- Volunteering at church outreaches to Swaziland and locally in South Africa, distributing food and clothes, help build structures and entertaining the children.
- Part of 'Serve the City' team 2010 on an outreach to Europe to serve the local people there as the need arise.
Similar Profiles
Fiona MachillFiona Machill
Registered Nurse, Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mediclinic Group at Mediclinic ConstantiabergRegistered Nurse, Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mediclinic Group at Mediclinic Constantiaberg
Shincy Mary WilsonShincy Mary Wilson
REGISTERED NURSE- ICU at Mediclinic HospitalREGISTERED NURSE- ICU at Mediclinic Hospital
JAGADISH SUNDARESANJAGADISH SUNDARESAN
Diagnostic Imaging Radiology Technologist at MEDICLINIC WELCARE HOSPITALDiagnostic Imaging Radiology Technologist at MEDICLINIC WELCARE HOSPITAL