Job details
Job Title: Pharmacist (Inpatient, Outpatient and Satellite Centers)
Division: Medical
Reporting to (Title): Manager in patient/ outpatient pharmacy
Department: Pharmacy
Grade: M3
Direct Reports: Pharmaceutical Technologist
Location: Mp Shah Hospital

Job Purpose
The overall purpose of this job is to  dispense prescription drugs to patients.  They provide information about the drugs and help patients understand the instructions their specialist/consultant  other health practitioners provided

Responsibilities and Accountabilities
1.     Deliver direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs by identifying high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safety

2.     Identify prescriptions that might present risks to patients and to resolve relevant issues before dispensing

3.     Provide pharmaceutical services throughout the hospital by maintaining proficiency by  dispensing prescription drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners

4.      Participate in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing by collaborating with the Procurement department in facilitating specialty medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures

5.     Coordinate medication deliveries in conjunction with pharmacy managers. Maintain an orderly workflow for all medication dispensing activities in the hospital by ensuring timely deliveries of all medications

6.     Coordinate all inpatient, discharge patient/outpatients/satellite centers receive the correct medication in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with agreed internal standards, acceptable timelines and adhering to local regulations by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board

7.     Facilitate experiential education and practice advancement by identifying, designing and implements improvements in the medication-use system to advance patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control costs

8.     Promote patient awareness and understanding of their medication regimen by providing medication counseling to the patient to ensure accurate understanding of treatment purpose, duration, special instructions of use, and common adverse effects

Key Performance Indicators
·       Overall pharmacy turn-around time

·       Discharge turn around time

·       Patient satisfaction score

·       Number of incident reports on medication errors by pharmacy.

·       Audit score on pharmacy charging and billing.

·       Audit score on medication quality (storage, labelling etc).

·       Availability of pharmaceutical stocks

·       Expiry value

·       Variance level

·       Rejections related to pharmacy sales

Minimum Qualifications, Regulatory & Legal Requirements
·       Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized institution

·       Must have valid membership and hold a valid practicing license in the Registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya.

·       Minimum of 3 years working experience
Continuous Professional Development
·     CPD Points

Competencies and Attributes                                    
·       Knowledge to pharmacology, Pharmaceutics services

·       Leading and managing change

·       Innovation

·       Decision making

·       Ability to maintain build and maintain partnership and alliances

·       Research and Development

·       Data Analysis and reporting

·       Excellent communication skills