We are located in Kiambu County along Thika Super Highway in Ruiru town. Plainsview is one of the biggest nursing home in Kiambu county. We have served the community and beyond since 1999.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Pharmacy manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:
- Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs within approved standards and procedures.
- Contact physicians 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.
- Check labels placed on the medications contains the correct patient’s name, drug, quantity and directions.
- Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery.
- Prepare drug discharges to patients in the ward
- Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to doctors and nurses 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
- Conduct nursing floor inspections for all ward stock, solutions and patient medication left behind
- Complete documentation of Interventions, Medication errors and Near Miss, Adverse events, Medication queries, Patient complaints or any other incidents and forward to relevant office
- Maintain and update personal drug knowledge data base to ensure accurate provision of pharmaceutical care of general disease states as well as specialized knowledge in the assigned area of expertise
- Prepare in-patient drugs according to their dosage and frequency orders for the patients
- Ensure that all drugs dispensed to patients are quality drugs Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs within approved standards and procedures.
- Contact physicians 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.
- Check labels placed on the medications contains the correct patient’s name, drug, quantity and directions.
- Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery.
- Prepare drug discharges to patients in the ward
- Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to doctors and nurses 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
- Conduct nursing floor inspections for all ward stock, solutions and patient medication left behind
- Complete documentation of Interventions, Medication errors and Near Miss, Adverse events, Medication queries, Patient complaints or any other incidents and forward to relevant office
- Maintain and update personal drug knowledge data base to ensure accurate provision of pharmaceutical care of general disease states as well as specialized knowledge in the assigned area of expertise
- Prepare in-patient drugs according to their dosage and frequency orders for the patients
- Ensure that all drugs dispensed to patients are quality drugs
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology.
- Enrolled with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
- Possession of valid annual practicing license.
- Two (2) years working experience.
- Good communication skills, honest and good interpersonal skills.
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