St. Francis Community Hospital
Job Vacancy: Pharmaceutical Technologist
Ref: STFCH/HR/006/2023/086
St. Francis Community Hospital wishes to recruit a highly motivated, result oriented, competent, honest and remarkably talented Pharmaceutical Technologist with strong work ethics and passion for excellence.
Key Responsibilities.
- Review prescriptions to ensure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Provide information and advice to patients regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, inventories, control records for narcotics, or controlled drugs.
- Compound and dispense medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists, by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients, or oversee these activities.
- Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions
- Order and purchase pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs, maintaining stock and storing and handling it properly
Qualifications / Skills
- Must be a holder of a Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a reputable institution.
- The applicant MUST HAVE 2 years experience working in a hospital or a busy health facility.
- Excellent use of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Good communication skills (written and oral) and etiquette.
- Customer focused and always willing to go the extra mile.
- Pharmacy & Poisons Board certification is MANDATORY.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications (soft copies only), ENCLOSING A DETAILED CV, AND COVER LETTER ONLY to– careers@stfrancishospital.or.ke so as to be received by 21st April 2023.
Applicants MUST INDICATE EXPECTED CONSOLIDATED SALARY in their application and indicate PHARMTECH on the subject line.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
St. Francis Community Hospital is an equal opportunity employer