Pharmaceutical Technologist at St. Clare's Kaplong Mission Hospital

Job Description

• 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 other pharmacy staff.
• Verify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing medication to clients.
• Check that every label placed on the medications contains the correct patient’s 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.
• Compile daily reports.
• 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
• Participate in educational activities and departmental meetings.
• Timely and accurate posting of dispensed drugs for billing purposes. 
• Assist the In charge to place orders for stock replenishment to the Procurement department in order to maintain optimal stock levels. 
• Participates in regular drug expiry monitoring in the pharmacy to identify and document items with expiry of less than the required duration of time allowed. 

Requirements

• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution
• Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Proficient in computer applications 
• 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
• Able to keep up with pharmaceutical developments and Continuous Medical Education programmes
• At least three (3) years working experience preferably in a hospital set up