Reports: Pharmacy Manager
Job
Purpose
To compound, dispense and handle pharmaceutical supplies
for all orders/prescriptions as well as educate patients about their
medications while providing effective pharmaceutical supplies to meet customer
needs.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Receive prescriptions from
patients.
- Verify prescriptions and dispense
drugs in a timely manner and within approved standards and procedures.
- Contact the physician immediately
for inaccuracy in a prescription order, document errors and communicate
them to the nursing and pharmacy staff.
- Check that every label placed on
the medication contains the correct patient name, drug, quantity and
directions.
- Compound medication through
mixing, counting pills and labeling bottles as needed.
- Counsel patients on drug
administration for optimum wellness and recovery.
- 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.
- Maintain and update personal drug
knowledge database to ensure provision of pharmaceutical care of general
disease states as well as specialized knowledge in the assigned area of
expertise.
- Conduct nursing floor inspections
once a month for all clinic stock, solutions and patient medication left
behind.
- Consistently check and complete
documentation of all patient accounts, records and files, interventions,
incidents and other records kept in the department.
- Monitor that the variance levels
in your stock-team are kept to a minimum and medication is always
available.
- Compile monthly satellite
reports.
- Carry out a quarterly stock-take
exercise.
- Report any special indicators
allocated.
- Participate in educational
activities and departmental meetings.
- Complete any other duties as may
be assigned by the supervisor or manager.
References
Minimum Qualifications
- Diploma in Pharmaceutical
Technology from a recognized institution.
- At least 1 year relevant working
experience.
- Registered with the Kenya
Pharmaceutical Association or a relevant Pharmaceutical Regulating body.
- Practicing license from the
Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Key
Job Requirements
- Knowledge in physiology,
pharmacology and pharmaceuticals
- Familiar with locally available
drugs and their indicators.
- Able to communicate with medical
professionals.
- Able to work with a team of
people from various backgrounds and training.
- Excellent customer service skills
and empathetic to patients of all ages.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Culturally sensitive.
- Able to keep up with the
continuous Pharmaceutical Developments and continuous Medical Education
Programs.
- Available to work on Holidays,
nights and as need arises within the department
- Proficient in MS Office.
How To Apply
If your background, experience and competence match the
above specifications, please fill out this form https://forms.office.com/r/t4MWqW0x88 and
send us your application (cover letter & CV/Resume) quoting the job title
on the email subject, your current and expected remuneration, testimonials
and full contact details of 3 referees, to careers@premierhospital.org. The
application should be received not later than 5.00pm
on 22nd March 2024. We shall ONLY accept ONLINE applications.
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Due to the high number of
applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted