Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
• Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Wajir County Kenya. The position holder will be responsible for providing effective and efficient pharmacy services to ensure departmental and institutional inventory, quality and customer service goals are met.

Requirements
• Receive, 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 staff
• Verify 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 applicable
• Communicate 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 medications
• Record, monitor and update the expiry list of medications in timely manner
• Complete documentation of Interventions, Medication errors and Near Miss, Adverse events, Medication queries, Patient complaints or any other incidents and forward to relevant office
• Perform random medication checks daily and Monitor variance levels in your respective satellites
• Compile daily satellite reports
• Carry out regular satellite stock-take exercise.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
• Applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, email address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to,
• The Manager-Talent Acquisition,
• Aga Khan University Hospital by email to: hr.recruitment@aku.edu  Applications should be submitted latest by August 7, 2022

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