Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Pharmacy Technician

Responsibilities:
1. Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs in a timely manner within approved standards and procedures.
2. Document errors and communicate them
3. Verify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing medication to patients/customers.
4. Check that every label placed on the medications contains the correct patient name, drug, quantity and directions.
5. Compound extemporaneous preparations and mix certain intravenous medications as per laid down procedures.
6. Counsel patients on drug administration
7. Receive, return and update drug credits on the system in a timely manner.
8. Deliver drug discharges to patients in the ward where applicable
9. Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and provide alternative choice or make arrangements to order promptly.
10. Comply and observe the environmental health and safety measures and regulations by proper handling, storage and dispensation of medications
11. Record, monitor and update the expiry list of medications in timely manner.
12. Conduct Nursing Floor inspections once a month for all ward stock
13. Complete documentation of Interventions, Medication errors and Near Miss, Adverse events, Medication queries, Patient complaints or any other incidents and forward to relevant office
14. Perform random medication checks daily and Monitor variance levels in your respective satellites.
15. 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
16. Complete any other duties as may be assigned by the department supervisor or manager.

Requirements:
1. Diploma or Degree in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution
2. Registered with The Kenya Pharmaceutical Association
3. Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
4. Computer literate

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Associate Degree

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Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? SEND YOU CV AND CERTIFICATES TO recruitment@jumuiahospitals.org  before close of business 28/06/2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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