Pharmaceutical Technologist (Ruiru) at Plainsview Hospital

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Pharmacy manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:

• Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs within approved standards and procedures.
• Contact physicians 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.
• Check labels placed on the medications contains the correct patient’s name, drug, quantity and directions.
• Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery.
• Prepare drug discharges to patients in the ward
• Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to doctors and nurses 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
• Conduct nursing floor inspections 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
• 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
• Prepare in-patient drugs according to their dosage and frequency orders for the patients
• Ensure that all drugs dispensed to patients are quality drugs Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs within approved standards and procedures.
• Contact physicians 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.
• Check labels placed on the medications contains the correct patient’s name, drug, quantity and directions.
• Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery.
• Prepare drug discharges to patients in the ward
• Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to doctors and nurses 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
• Conduct nursing floor inspections 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
• 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
• Prepare in-patient drugs according to their dosage and frequency orders for the patients
• Ensure that all drugs dispensed to patients are quality drugs
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology.
• Enrolled with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
• Possession of valid annual practicing license.
• Two (2) years working experience.
• Good communication skills, honest and good interpersonal skills.