Pharmaceutical Technologist Job, Current Pharmaceutical Jobs In Kenya 2023,
JOB DESCRIPTION.
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
Qualifications
- 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
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications (soft copies only), ENCLOSING A DETAILED CV, AND COVER LETTER ONLY to– careers@stfrancishospital.or.ke so as to be received by 03rd March 2023. Applicants MUST INDICATE CURRENT & EXPECTED CONSOLIDATED SALARY in their application and indicate PHARMTECH on the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.