The Pharmaceutical Technologist at the Main Pharmacy plays a critical role in dispensing medications, advising patients, and ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical standards at the Aga Khan University Hospital.
Key Responsibilities
- Receive, verify prescriptions and dispense drugs in a timely manner within approved standards and procedures.
- Contact the physician 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/customers.
- Check that every label placed on the medications contains the correct patient name, drug, quantity, and directions.
- Compound extemporaneous preparations and mix certain intravenous medications as per laid down procedures.
- Counsel patients on drug administration and use of devices for optimum wellness and recovery.
- Receive, return, and update drug credits on the system in a timely manner.
- Deliver drug discharges to patients in the ward where applicable.
- Communicate out of stock and non-stock effectively and timely to prescriber and nurse 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.
- Record, monitor, and update the expiry list of medications in a timely manner.
- Conduct nursing floor inspections once a month 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 the relevant office.
- Perform random medication checks daily and Monitor variance levels in your respective satellites.
- Compile daily satellite reports.
- Carry out regular satellite stock-take exercises.
- Report any special indicators allocated.
- Maintain and update personal drug knowledge database to ensure accurate provision of pharmaceutical care of general disease states as well as specialized knowledge in the assigned area of expertise.
Requirements
- Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized institution.
- Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
- 1 year working experience in a busy facility, preferably a hospital.
- Computer literate.
- Able to communicate with medical professionals.
- Able to work with a team of people from various backgrounds and training.
- Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Culturally sensitive.
- Able to keep up with pharmaceutical developments and Continuous Medical Education programmes.
