Pharmaceutical Technologist, Main Pharmacy

Pharmaceutical Technologist(6 months contract)DepartmentMain PharmacyEntityAga Khan University Hospital, NairobiLocationNairobi, KenyaIntroductionAga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is one of the hospitals in East Africa accredited by the Joint Commission International from USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.ResponsibilitiesReceive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs in a timely manner within approved standards and procedures.Contact the physician immediately for inaccuracy and illegibility in a prescription order, document errors and communicate them to the nursing and pharmacy staffVerify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing medication to patients/customers.Check that every label placed on the medications contains the correct patient name, drug, quantity and directions.Compound extemporaneous preparations and mix certain intravenous medications as per laid down procedures.Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery.Receive, return and update drug credits on the system in a timely manner.Deliver drug discharges to patients in the ward where applicableCommunicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to prescriber and nurse and provide alternative choice or make arrangements to order promptly.Comply and observe the environmental health and safety measures and regulations by proper handling, storage and dispensation of medicationsRecord, monitor and update the expiry list of medications in timely manner.Conduct nursing floor inspections once a month for all ward stock, solutions and patient medication left behindComplete documentation of Interventions, Medication errors and Near Miss, Adverse...