Pharmacist
Job Summary
Responsible for providing
leadership and management oversight of the pharmacy services department and
ensuring delivery of quality and efficient pharmacy services in line with the
established protocols and the Hospital’s patient care objectives and the
licensing board guidelines and policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure
compliance with professional and legal practice and standard operating
procedures
- Fill
prescriptions for inpatients and outpatients
- Attend
ward rounds and participate in multidisciplinary patient care.
- Conduct
drug utilization reviews
- To
serve as an active member and to give professional advice to Antibiotic
Stewardship, Medicines and Therapeutic, Infection Control, and other
Advisory Committees
- Undertaking
clinical checks on all treatment sheets and prescriptions for suitability
of treatment.
- Monitor
drug therapy and carry out clinical pharmacy interventions for both
inpatients and outpatients in liaison with the patient care team.
- Reporting,
Monitoring, and analysis of medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and
other quality and patient safety indicators.
- Prepare
and submit all monthly, quarterly, and annual reports in line with
requirements.
- Carry
out medication use counseling and adherence monitoring for patients on
chronic treatment.
- Ensure
institutional compliance with antibiotic stewardship guidelines and
restrictions
- Undertake
medication reconciliation during patient admission and discharge.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized institution
- Valid
membership and holding a practicing license with the Pharmacy and Poisons
Board of Kenya.
- Possesses
a valid practicing license from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya,
which must be available for use by the hospital if needed.
- A
minimum of ten (10+) years of clinical pharmacy experience in a busy
hospital.
How to Apply
Application Deadline: 30th November 2022
