M.P. Shah Hospital is looking to recruit a professional and evidence-driven person for a position in the Pharmacy Department as a Pharmaceutical Technologist.
Reporting to the Pharmacist, the overall purpose of this job is to manage inventory, dispense & service prescriptions accurately, and manage sales revenue effectively.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Review and dispense prescriptions as per the treatment sheet of medications by compounding, packaging, and labelling pharmaceuticals to patients.
- 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level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs & preparing ageing reports.
- Organize medications for dispensing by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
- Prepare reports by collecting and summarizing information and sending them on time as required in the standard operating procedure.
- Generates and captures revenue by calculating, recording, and issuing charges, as well as issuing cash sale receipts.
- Check the expiry dates of medicines, making sure that the short expiry drugs are tagged and returned to the store in compliance with the set regulations.
Key Performance Indicators
- Overall pharmacy turnaround time.
- Discharge turnaround time.
- Patient satisfaction score.
- Number of incident reports by pharmacy.
- Audit score on pharmacy charging and billing.
- Audit score on medication quality (storage, labelling, etc.).
- Availability of pharmaceutical stocks.
- Expiry value of pharmaceutical stocks.
Qualifications, Regulatory & Legal Requirements
- Diploma in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical technologist from a recognized institution.
- Must have a valid membership, hold a valid practicing license, and be registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya.
- Minimum of 3 years of working experience.
Interested and qualified candidates in the above positions are encouraged to forward their applications to the hospital recruitment portal through the link: https://recruitment.mpshahhosp.org on or before 28th February 2026.
Kindly ensure a complete application by capturing your education background & work experience on your profile. We encourage early submission of applications.
‘M.P. Shah is an equal opportunity employer.’
