Pharmtech (1 Position)

Key Responsibilities

• Dispensing of prescriptions, Patient counseling, and counter-prescribing to optimize Pharmacy Sales.
• Making Extemporaneous Preparations, and technical supervision of Pharmacy Assistant/s as required.
• Stock control and Inventory Management including monitoring of expiries
• Shortlisting items sold for ordering, conducting stock counts as and when required by the management, and receiving deliveries from suppliers.
• Maintaining cleanliness of the Pharmacy and all storage areas and conforming to good storage practices.
• Providing inventory, Sales, and Cash collection reports to the management as needed.
• Keeping appropriate patient records and doing follow-ups to ensure optimal pharmaceutical care and treatment outcomes, and ensuring storage of prescription records for Two years as required by Cap 244 of the Kenyan laws.
• Performing Blood Glucose Monitoring, Blood Pressure check, Weight and BMI Checks and providing the required advice on medicines, and doing the necessary referrals.
• Sale of Medical Aids, Self-testing Kits, and Medical Equipment and training of patients on their use.
• Sale of Vaccines, Insulin, and other cold chain products and ensuring optimal cold chain maintenance until the use by the end consumer. Also provision technical advice on cold chain management to clients.
• Participating in Health Promotion and Marketing initiatives organized by the Pharmacy.
• Performing any other duties as may be required by the management.

Qualifications

• A Diploma in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized Institution
• Enrollment Certificate from Kenya’s Pharmacy & Poisons Board
• A minimum of five (5+) years of clinical pharmacy experience in a busy hospital.