Pharmacist - 3 Posts At Taita Taveta County Public Service Board

Ref No. CPSB/TTC/16/2024
Duties and responsibilities
Oversee the day to day operations of the hospital pharmacy.
Oversee proper medicines storage, distribution and management.
Conduct comprehensive medication use counselling to patients including patients with chronic illnesses such as HIV.
Identifies and provides solution for medication use problems in patients.
Conduct regular ward rounds in the hospital and identify pharmaceutical care needs.
Provides medicines information to other health workers.
Pharmacy-vigilance: detection and monitoring of safety of medications.
Therapeutic drug monitoring to patients, ICU and HDU department to ensure optimal body drug levels.
Develop and disseminate standard operation procedures on safe and effective drug administration in the hospital.
Rationale drug use evaluation in the hospital.
Preparation of specialist medicines for administration (e.g. reconstitution of cancer medicines).
Dispensing of specialist drugs in the hospital (Narcotics and psychoactive medicines).
Other duties as assigned by the hospital pharmacist.

Requirements for Appointment;
Must be a Kenyan Citizen.
Have a Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy from an institution recognized by pharmacy and poisons board.
Have successfully completed one-year internship from a recognized institution.
Must have a certificate of Registration by the pharmacy and Poisons Board.
Valid practicing license from pharmacy and poisons Registered Board.
Have a certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.