Pharmaceutical Technologist
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, a leading healthcare provider in East and Central Africa, has an excellent career opportunity. Mater Misericordiae Hospital offers exceptional, compassionate and Christ-centred healthcare services to our clients through an innovative, engaged and competent workforce. The successful candidate will fill in the above position:
Main Duties:
- Accurate and timely posting of all pharmacy computer transactions for billing purposes.
- Carrying out timely ordering for stock replenishment to the pharmacy store to maintain optimal stock levels.
- Compounding, re-packaging and dilutions of drugs according to laid down guidelines.
- Providing drug information to patients, doctors, nurses and other medical staff.
- Participating in regular drug expiry, monitoring the pharmacy to identify and document items with expiry of less than six (6) months.
- Liaising with user departments to ensure adequate stocking and proper storage of emergency drugs and intravenous infusions and minimize losses due to expiries and damages.
- Participating in quarterly stock take exercise and ensuring timely explanation of stock variances.
- Participating in quality management system activities including documentation, analysis and reporting for continued improvement of services.
- Training pharmaceutical technologist interns.
- Entering prescription orders into the computer and making labels appropriately.
- Documenting dispensing errors and taking measures to minimize them.
- Documenting adverse drug reactions.
- Receiving drugs and verifying against the stock transfer printout.
- Shelving items appropriately.
- Participating in quality improvement initiatives within the department and providing reports as required.
- Any other duty assigned.
Required Qualifications for the Position
- Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology
- Registered/Enrolled with The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) with a current Practicing License.
- 2 years of experience
- Computer Proficient
How to Apply
If you are interested in the above position and you meet the requirements listed, please send your application together with a detailed CV, Copies of Academic Certificates, and three [3] referees and include their telephone contacts and email address to hrrecruit@materkenya.com to reach us not later than 21st May 2025.