Pharmaceutical Technologist
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
The incumbent will:
- deliver drug discharges to patients in the outreach clinics for effective provision of pharmaceutical services
- receive prescriptions from patients, verify and dispense drugs within approved standards and procedures
- ensure the accuracy of the label before dispensing for right patient, right drug and right quantity, for effective service delivery
- verify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing to prevent anomalies in service delivery
- counsel patients on drug administration for optimum customer satisfaction
- compound drugs when required, for effective service provision
- contact the physician for inaccuracy in prescription order, proper documentation and communication of it to nursing and pharmacy staff
- ensure complete documentation of all patient documents, interventions, incidents and other records kept in the outreach clinic
- complete the expiry list accurately and in timely manner for proper recording and monitoring of drugs
- maintain and update personal drug knowledge data base to ensure accurate provision of pharmaceutical care of general disease states as well as specialized knowledge in the assigned area of expertise
- ensure that the variance levels in the stock-team are kept to a minimum
- comply and observe the environmental health and safety measures and regulations
Requirements
Applicants should:
- have a Diploma in Pharmacy
- have a Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya
- be registered Kenya Pharmaceutical Association
- have a minimum of six year’s hospital experience working in pharmaceutical services. Clinical pharmacy experience and evidence of continuous education will be an added advantage.
To apply kindly profile yourself at http://goo.gl/vyRUw by 4th June 2013