Pharmacist I at Kenyatta National Hospital

Job purpose

The Pharmacist I will be responsible to the Senior Pharmacist for ensuring delivery of pharmaceutical services at unit level.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Consulting with prescribers and other staff to clarify medication orders.
• Dispensing medication by compounding, packaging and labelling pharmaceuticals including but not limited to extemporaneous preparations and cancer chemotherapy.
• Controlling medication by monitoring drug therapies and advising interventions.
• Completing pharmacy operational requirements by organising and directing technologists workflow, verifying their preparation and labelling of pharmaceuticals,
  verifying order entries, charges and inspections.
• Providing pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counselling patients on drug therapies.
• Developing Hospital staff pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programmes, training pharmacy staff, students, interns and health care professionals.
• Complying with drug laws as regulated by Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya.
• Protecting patients and support staff by adhering to infection control protocols.
• Maintaining pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
• Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as required.
• Ensuring that controlled substances are dispensed in compliance with law and that inventory control and record keeping requirements are met.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy.
• Must be registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya.
• Certificate in computer operations from a recognized institution.
• At least two (2) years work experience as a Pharmacist