Key duties and responsibilities

1. Assist in filling, processing, and dispensing medications to patients in safety standards and to ensure quality care for patients;
   
2. Assist in maintaining the drug inventory through inventory control practices;
   
3. Initiate procurement process for medications;
   
4. Keep track and control measures for drugs – ensure there is a prescription accompanying all the drugs request;
   
5. Participate in Continuous Medical Education (CME) to stay informed;
   
6. Collaborate with the regulatory body (Pharmacy and Poison’s Board) – Pharmaco- vigilance for information on adverse effects/reactions to prescription drugs;
   
7. Monthly reporting – sales, expenses, breakages, expiries;
   
8. Ensure proper stock management, including management of expired drugs and supplies, reorder levels, obsolete items, stock movement, stock outs and returns; and
   
9. Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the jobholder by the supervisor from time to time.
   

Working relationships

• Internal Relationships: Finance, Procurement, Stores, Nursing, Clinical, Security
  
• External Relationships: Patients, other hospitals, suppliers
  

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

• Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution.
  
• Must be registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya and hold a valid practicing license.
  
• Membership to Kenya Pharmaceutical Association is an added advantage
  
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience preferably in a hospital environment