Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Long Term Care Pharmaceutical Technologist
Duties:
• Evaluate LTC medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions and proper administration.
• Verify, expedite and oversee all aspects involved in the dispensing of medications to long-term care patients.
• Ensure that dispense medicines are correctly supplied and labeled.
• Make recommendation for therapy changes to the physician and client facilities staff when necessary.
• Conduct medication reconciliation services to patients to monitor therapy and treatment outcomes.
• Maintain customers’ database to include: medical history, clinical and laboratory data, contact information, list of medications etc.
• Investigate and resolve medication-related queries by patients on LTC.
• Communicate with the hospital’s nursing staff, physicians and other healthcare team members in regards to medication-related query.
• Liaise with clinics to enroll more patients into LTC.
• Supervise the preparation of any medicines for long-term care patients.
• Maintain proper security conditions for medications.
• Be in charge of any Special projects regarding LTC and patient safety as deemed necessary
• Ensure that medications are delivered to patients appropriately.
• Contact patients to remind them of medication refill dates, check on any drug interactions and adverse events, and monitor drug therapy outcomes.
• Perform “on-call” duties when required.

Key Deliverables
• Develop a database for LTC patients – with medications and patient contact details.
• Medication Deliveries and collaboration with clinics and laboratory to provide additional services to patients such as blood pressure and sugar monitoring.
• Revenue growth.
• Customer satisfaction and retention.

Job Requirements
• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology
• 2-5 years’ experience
• Registration from the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Knowledge, Skills and Personal Attributes
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent communicator
• Customer Oriented
• Result oriented
• Pleasant personality

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Diploma

Job application procedure
Please send your application to our email on: recruitment@metro-hospital.com  Interested applicants must meet all the requirements and provide an updated CV by 20th May, 2022. N.B Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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