Long Term Care Pharmaceutical Technologist at Metropolitan Hospital

Duties:

• Evaluate LTC medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions and proper administration.
• Verify, expedite and oversee all aspects involved in the dispensing of medications to long-term care patients.
• Ensure that dispense medicines are correctly supplied and labeled.
• Make recommendation for therapy changes to the physician and client facilities staff when necessary.
• Conduct medication reconciliation services to patients to monitor therapy and treatment outcomes.
• Maintain customers’ database to include: medical history, clinical and laboratory data, contact information, list of medications etc.
• Investigate and resolve medication-related queries by patients on LTC.
• Communicate with the hospital’s nursing staff, physicians and other healthcare team members in regards to medication-related query.
• Liaise with clinics to enroll more patients into LTC.
• Supervise the preparation of any medicines for long-term care patients.
• Maintain proper security conditions for medications.
• Be in charge of any Special projects regarding LTC and patient safety as deemed necessary
• Ensure that medications are delivered to patients appropriately.
• Contact patients to remind them of medication refill dates, check on any drug interactions and adverse events, and monitor drug therapy outcomes.
• Perform “on-call” duties when required.

Key Deliverables

• Develop a database for LTC patients – with medications and patient contact details.
• Medication Deliveries and collaboration with clinics and laboratory to provide additional services to patients such as blood pressure and sugar monitoring.
• Revenue growth.
• Customer satisfaction and retention.

Job Requirements

• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology
• 2-5 years’ experience
• Registration from the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Knowledge, Skills and Personal Attributes
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent communicator
• Customer Oriented
• Result oriented
• Pleasant personality