Pharmacy Technician at SASAdoctor
- Published date: February 9, 2022
- Category: Medical & Pharmaceutical
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- Location: Nairobi, Nairobi
- Jop type:
- Salary: Ksh Not mentioned
- Company name: Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reviewing and executing doctor’s prescriptions checking their appropriateness and legality
- Organizing the pharmacy in an efficient manner to make the identification of products easier and faster
- Maintaining full control over delivering, stocking and labeling medication.
- Proper inventory management using data and analytics.
- Listen carefully to customers to interpret their needs and issues and offer information and advice
- Prepare medicine when appropriate using correct dosages and material for each individual patient
- Keep records of patient history and of all activities regarding refill medication
- Keep abreast of advancements in medicine by attending conferences and seminars and collaborating with other healthcare professionals
- Comply with all applicable legal rules, regulations and procedures and ensure that treatments are compatible with medication issued
- Check dosage and ensure that medicines are correctly and safely supplied and labelled
- Supervise the preparation of any medicines (not all are supplied ready made-up by the manufacturer)
- Keep a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes
- Liaise with doctors about prescriptions
- Advise patients of any adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medicines/treatment
- Prepare dosette boxes, usually for the elderly, but also for those with memory/learning difficulties or those who have several combinations of tablets to take, where tablets are placed in compartments for specified days of the week
- Undertake Medicine Use Reviews (MUR), an advanced service to help patients understand how their medicines work and why they have to take them
- Properly execute the delivery of prescription medicines to patients
- Manage, supervise, and train pharmacy support staff
- Manage finance and budgets for the pharmacy
- Keep up to date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs, and their uses
- Ensuring billing is done before medication dispatch
- Any other tasks as assigned
ATTRIBUTES
- Proven experience as a pharmacy technician for 6 years.
- Thorough understanding of dosage administration and measurement, chemical compounds, medical brands etc.
- Outstanding knowledge of MS Office and Pharmacy information systems
- Good organizing skills
- Excellent communication skills with a customer-oriented approach
- Integrity and compassion
QUALIFICATIONS
- Diploma in Pharmacy
- Valid license to practice the profession
- Work experience with insurance claims is an added advantage
Method of Application
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