Pharmaceutical Technologist at St Francis Community Hospital

Ref: STFCH/HR/006/2023/037

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES.

• Review prescriptions to ensure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
• Provide information and advice to patients regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
• Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, inventories, control records for narcotics, or controlled drugs.
• Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
• Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
• Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions
• Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly

QUALIFICATION/SKILLS

• Must be a holder of a Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a reputable institution.
• The applicant must have 2 years experience working in a hospital or a busy health facility.
• Excellent use of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Good communication skills (written and oral) and etiquette.
• Customer focused and always willing to go the extra mile.
• Pharmacy & Poisons Board certification is mandatory