PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Roles and Responsibilities

MUST BE ABLE TO DO EAR PIERCING, BLOOD PRESSURE AND BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING.

• Review and execute physician’s prescriptions checking their appropriateness and legality
• Dispense drugs as prescribed 
• Organize the pharmacy in an efficient manner to make the identification of products easier and faster
• Maintain full control over delivering, stocking and labelling medicine and other products  to prevent expiring or deterioration
• 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 heavy medication
• Comply with all applicable legal rules, regulations and procedures
• Sourcing for drugs appropriately and liaise with procurement department in placement of orders
• Making and follow-up of order to ensure they arrive on time
• Locate, remove and discard any expired drugs as per the regulations of Public Health
• Attend approved job training e.g. seminars or workshops 
• Conduct monthly physical stock counts 
• Manage the pharmacy team ensuring motivation of the team, building and encouraging teamwork, ensuring proper coverage, impartial allocation of duties, ensuring completion of assigned daily duties
• Ensure good store keeping practice for all the drugs
• Ensure high quality of drugs is stocked in the pharmacy
• Performs other duties as assigned by Head of Pharmacy

Required Qualifications and Experience:

•  MUST have over 2 years of work experience
•  MUST be registered with Pharmacy and Poisons Board

•  MUST have a valid practicing license