Offer summary

Qualifications:

Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical laws including the Pharmacy and Poisons Act in Kenya, Familiarity with ethics, standards, and regulations in pharmacy practice.

Key responsabilities:

Dispense prescribed medications accurately and efficiently while counseling patients on their use

Participate in meetings, prepare reports, maintain proper documentation, and ensure medication security

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

Maintain pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, verifying receipt, and removing outdated drugs.

Dispense and counsel patients on proper medication use and ensure proper management of drug commodities.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical laws
Familiar with the Code of Ethics and Standards for Pharmacy Practice in Kenya
Deep understanding of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, and regulatory requirements of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Ability to communicate and explain treatments to patients as well as liaise and coordinate treatment with other clinical staff
Pay attention to detail, dispensing the right medicines in the right dosage can be a life and death activity. Mistakes could be fatal
High organizational skills not only to meet the demands of the role but also to avoid mistakes being made along the way
Good interpersonal skills with patients and colleagues
Adaptability to changing medicine environment and the need to constantly keep updated changes in licenses (uses) or medicines as well as learning about newly launched medicines
Makes decisions in interpretation and implementation of Doctors prescription and management of drugs at the Pharmacy.

J OB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To dispense and compound prescribed medicines to patients
To identify prescriptions that might present risks to patients and to resolve relevant issues before dispensing.
To ensure that medicines are dispensed in a legal, efficient and accurate way
To counsel patients on the use of their medicines at the point of dispensing
Participate in departmental meetings and other committees as may be delegated
Prepare monthly, quarterly pharmacy report
Ensure proper receipt, storage and issuance of pharmaceuticals and maintain appropriate documentation for accountability
Monitor storage conditions and update the expiry track system.
Ensure security of pharmaceutical commodities
Comply with all quality measures and standards that have been put in place
Ensure proper handing over procedures of commodities and keys are observed
Fill, report and submit pharmacovigilance forms as they occur
Comply with occupational health and safety policies and procedures at the work place
Undertake requisite professional development activities