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
Requirements:
- Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized
institution
- Registered with The Kenya Pharmaceutical Association
- Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
- Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)
Or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification (CPR)
- 2 year working experience in a busy facility, preferably a
hospital
How To Apply
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