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.
- Conduct nursing floor inspections once a
month for all ward stock, solutions and patient medication left behind
- 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.
- 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
Requirements
- Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from
a recognized institution
- Practicing License from the Pharmacy and
Poisons Board.
- 1 year working experience in a busy
facility, preferably a hospital
- Computer literate
- 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 pharmaceutical
developments and Continuous Medical Education programmes.
How To Apply
