Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 07 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities:
• Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs in a timely manner within approved standards and procedures
• Contact the physician immediately for inaccuracy and illegibility in a prescription order, document errors and communicate them to the nursing and pharmacy staff
• Verify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing medication to patients/customers
• Check that every label placed on the medications contains the correct patient name, drug, quantity and directions
• Compound extemporaneous preparations and mix certain intravenous medications as per laid down procedures
• Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery
• Receive, return and update drug credits on the system in a timely manner
• Deliver drug discharges to patients in the ward where applicable
• Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to prescriber and nurse and provide alternative choice or make arrangements to order promptly
• Comply and observe the environmental health and safety measures and regulations by proper handling, storage and dispensation of medications
• Record, monitor and update the expiry list of medications in timely manner
• Complete documentation of Interventions, Medication errors and Near Miss, Adverse events, Medication queries, Patient complaints or any other incidents and forward to relevant office
• Perform random medication checks daily and Monitor variance levels in your respective satellites
• Compile daily satellite reports
• Carry out regular satellite stock-take exercise
• Report any special indicators allocated

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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