PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIST

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting those needs, which shall include, but not be limited to the following functions:

• Evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety and effectiveness of the therapy.
• Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorized to prescribe medicine.
• To ensure regulatory compliance with respect to procurement, storage, distribution and correct disposal of all medicinal and medical products
• Be part of the decision-making process affecting the pharmacy business.
• Furnishing of information and advice to any person with regard to the use medicine.
• Determining patient compliance with the therapy, and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are being met.
• The provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy
• The compounding, manipulation, preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance, or the supervision thereof.
• Capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.
• Ensure accurate picking / packing / labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions.
• Provide accurate instructions to the patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.
• Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
• Advise and assist patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter and front-shop.
• Follow up with patients regarding script tracking report as requested by the dispensary manager and follow up appointments.
• Explain all medical aid costs to patients.
• Evaluation of disease conditions and referral to in-store health facilities when necessary.
• Process all paperwork necessary for the accurate submission of claims to medical aids.
• Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid.
• Ensure authorization of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication.
• Maintain customer profiles on the system.
• Performing other administrative tasks when needed.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree/ Diploma in pharmacy or pharmacology.
• 3 Years’ experience.
• Valid license to practice.
• Great organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

How to Apply 

If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject to careers@trainconsultant.co.ke.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.