Job Description
M.P Shah Hospital is looking to recruit professional, and evidence driven person for a vacancy in Pharmacist position.
Reporting to Manager Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy, the overall purpose is dispensing prescription drugs to patients. They provide information about the drugs and help patients understand the instructions them specialist/consultant other health practitioners provided.
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Deliver direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs by identifying high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safety
2. Identify prescriptions that might present risks to patients and to resolve relevant issues before dispensing
3. Provide pharmaceutical services throughout the hospital by maintaining proficiency by dispensing prescription drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners
4. Participate in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing by collaborating with the Procurement department in facilitating specialty medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures
5. Coordinate medication deliveries in conjunction with pharmacy managers. Maintain an orderly workflow for all medication dispensing activities in the hospital by ensuring timely deliveries of all medications
6. Coordinate all inpatient, discharge patient/outpatients/satellite centers receive the correct medication in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with agreed internal standards, acceptable timelines and adhering to local regulations by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
7. Facilitate experiential education and practice advancement by identifying, designing and implements improvements in the medication-use system to advance patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control costs
8. Promote patient awareness and understanding of their medication regimen by providing medication counseling to the patient to ensure accurate understanding of treatment purpose, duration, special instructions of use, and common adverse effects
Qualifications & Requirements
1. Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized institution
2. Must have a valid membership and hold a practicing license with the Registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya.
3. Minimum of 3 years working experience.