Position Title: Pharmaceutical Technologist
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Receive written prescriptions or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate
- Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
- Fill bottles with prescribed medications and type affix labels.
- Assist clients by answering simple questions, locating items or referring them to the pharmacist for medications information.
- File prescriptions that have been filled.
- Clean, help maintain, equipment and work areas and sterilize glassware according to prescribed methods.
- Establish and maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
- Order, label and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- Mix pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions.
- Compute charges for medication and equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
- Dispense medications and pharmaceutical supplies to patients, nursing stations and other departments.
- Price stock and mark items for sale.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail or in person.
- Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
- Using relevant information and individual judgement to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations or standards.
- Observes professional ethics for the benefit of the law, the patient, the relatives of the patient and colleagues.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Diploma in Pharmacy.
- Enrolled by pharmacy and poison board.
- At least 2 years’ experience.
Applications to be sent to hr@runeemahospital.org on or before 2nd November, 2023.