Pharmaceutical Technologist at AIC Githumu Mission Hospital

We are searching for Kenya’s smartest and most caring Pharmaceutical Technologist who want to become amazing all-around evidence-based provider.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Review and execute physician’s prescriptions checking their appropriateness and legality
• Organize the pharmacy in an efficient manner to make the identification of products easier and faster
• Maintain full control over delivering, stocking and labeling medicine and other products and monitor their condition to prevent expiring or deterioration
• Listen carefully to customers to interpret their needs and issues and offer information and advice
• Prepare medicine when appropriate using correct dosages and material for each individual patient
• Keep records of patient history and of all activities regarding heavy medication
• Comply with all applicable legal rules, regulations and procedures
• Dispense drugs as prescribed
• Participate in counselling of patients taking antiretroviral drugs in order to promote compliance with the prescribed regimen
• Sourcing for drugs appropriately and liaise with procurement department in placement of orders
• Making and follow-up of order to ensure they arrive on time
• Locate, remove and discard any expired drugs as per the regulations of Public Health
• Attend approved job trainings e.g. seminars or workshops
• Conduct monthly physical stock counts
• Lead and manage the pharmacy team ensuring motivation of the team, building and encouraging teamwork, ensuring proper coverage, impartial allocation of duties, ensuring completion of assigned daily duties
• Supervision of work ensuring quality standards of service are met and maintained
• Ensure good store keeping practice for all the drugs
• Ensure high quality of drugs is stocked in the pharmacy
• Attend to morning devotion without fail
• Performs other duties as assigned by Pharmacy Incharge

Required Qualifications and Experience

• MUST have atleast 2 years of work experience
• MUST be registered with Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• MUST have a valid practicing license