Vacancy title:
Pharmaceutical Technologist

Jobs at:
Haltons Pharmacy

Deadline of this Job:
24th August 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 9th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

Haltons Pharmacy is a retail pharmacy chain dispensing prescription and non-prescription pharmaceutical products. ... Establish Haltons Pharmacy as the trusted chain pharmacies, that are conveniently located and offer 

JOB DETAILS:

General Purpose of the role
The Pharmaceutical Technologist major role is to stock and dispense drugs to Haltons Pharmacy clients. He/she is also responsible in providing excellent customer service to the clients.

Key Responsibilities of the Pharmaceutical Technologist Job

•  Helps patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; dispensing medicine.
  
•  Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs & preparing ageing reports as often as possible.
  
•  Maintains a safe and clean environment by complying with company standard operating procedures & government regulation. He/she cleans the floors and dump dusts the shelves.
  
•  Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
  
•  Organizes medications for dispensing by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
  
•  Maintains records by recording and filing physicians’ orders and prescriptions.
  
•  Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges as well as issuing cash sale receipts.
  
•  Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and other clientele.
  
•  Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information and sending them on time as required in the standard operating procedures.
  
•  Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  
•  Conducting marketing activities together with the branch team and ensuring individual and branch sales targets are met/or exceeded.
  
•  Take responsibility of his/her shop by ensuring that all operations of the shop are running smoothly and reporting any anomalies and breakages.
  
•  Adhere to the Dangerous Drug Act regulation
  
•  Ensure standard operating procedures are followed to the letter and timely feedback given
  
•  Any other duty assigned by the Branch manager, Regional Manager or senior management staff.
  

Code of conduct required

•  He/She must always be clean, smart and well groomed in uniform when on duty.
  
•  He/She must be ready and willing to provide exemplary customer service in accordance to company brand and policies.
  
•  He/She must adhere to the working hours as per shifts allocated; any absence from work must be reported in good time.
•  He/she must always wear the Haltons staff I.D when on duty.
  
•  He/she must keep the clients’ information confidential.
  
•  He/she must adhere to the organization’s reporting structure.
  

Skills and competencies

•  Excellent team player
  
•  Negotiation skills.
  
•  Able to achieve targets and to achieve organizational change.
  
•  Strong written, reading and spoken English Language skills.
  
•  IT literate.
  
•  Excellent use of MS Office and Email (MUST).
  
•  Customer focused and always willing to go the extra mile.
  
•  Excellent communication skills with proven email etiquette.
  

Pharmaceutical Technologist Job Qualifications

•  Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a reputable institution
  
•  Pharmacy & Poisons Board certification- desired
  
•  One year experience post internship in a busy retail pharmacy.
  
•  Excellent use of Pharmacore system.