Pharmaceutical Technologist Job in Kenya

Pharmaceutical Technologist

JOB
PURPOSE

The Pharmaceutical Technologist will ensure accurate
dispensing, patient counselling and proper handling of pharmaceutical supplies
for all orders and provide effective pharmaceutical services to meet client
needs.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
and Implementation

• Develop project activity strategy
  with timely and regularly reviewed implementation work plans.


• Support the facility’s growth
  strategy by staying up to date in their profession through attendance to
  educational workshops and maintaining annual CME requirements as per the
  requirements of the professional’s board.


• Ensure the reference documents at
  the pharmacy are up to date.

Dispensing

• Receive written prescription or
  refill requests and verifying that information is complete and accurate,
  ensuring proper dispensing in the facility.


• Pre-packing of medicines for
  dispensing.


• Enhancing rational drug use
  within the facility.


• Timely and accurate dispensing to
  patients’ drugs.


• Advise clinicians on drug
  interactions and advising on alternatives where applicable.


• Provide pharmacological
  information by responding to questions and requests from the health
  professional counselling patients on drug therapies.

Procurement

• Coordinating, ordering of
  pharmaceutical purchase.


• Ensure rationale procurement of
  medicines and supplies.


• Ensuring cost effective selection
  of commodities for purchase.


• Order, label and count stock of
  medication and chemical supplies.

Drug
Store Management

• Maintain proper storage, security
  conditions and records of pharmaceutical stocks.


• Ensuring timely requisition and
  inventory management.


• Tallying medicines received from
  supplies against invoices and checked for correctness of quantity, price,
  batch numbers and expiry date.


• Maintain cleanliness of shelves
  and medicines


• Maintain purchase records and
  invoice


• Ensure cold chain is observed as
  per medicines specifications.


• Receive and store incoming
  supplies verify quantities against invoices and inform supervisors of
  stock needs.

Drug
Forecasting

• Forecasting drug needs for the
  medical centre and Monitoring stock and informing supervisors of stock
  needs.

Record
Keeping

• Establish and maintain patient’s
  profiles, including list of medication taken by individual patients.


• Documenting reports done.


• Streamlining data entered in
  computer for ensuring accurate data quality.

Reporting
and Documentation

• Preparing monthly, quarterly and
  annual reports relating to movement of medicines and relevant supplies
  from the pharmacy.

Qualifications

Education and
Professional Qualifications

• Minimum of Diploma in
  Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution


• Duly registered with the Pharmacy
  and Poisons Board


• Must have a valid current
  practicing license

Required Qualifications
and Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years of
  relevant work experience


• Experience in handling multiple
  tasks and working independently and in multidisciplinary and multicultural
  environment

Knowledge, Skills and
Competencies

• Team player


• Excellent communication and
  planning skills


• Problem solving skills


• Listening skills


• Integrity and honesty


• Mature


• Ethical work practices


• Confidentiality

Deadline: 29th of june

How to Apply

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