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.
How to apply:
If your background, experience and competence match the above specifications, please send us your application (cover letter & CV/Resume) to [email protected] not later than Sunday 25th February 2023. Your CV/Resume MUST include full names, I.D No. and contact details of 3 referees.
NOTE
- ONLY SHORTLISTED candidates will be contacted
REQUEST FOR ATS CV AND COVER LETTER FOR THAT JOB VIA: [email protected]
