Position Opening
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Position Sessional Pharmacist
Department Programme
Duty Station MBINGA
Vacancies 1
Due Date 2026-07-20
Recruitment Type
REPLACEMENT
Employment Type
SPECIFIC TASK
Duties & Responsibilities
Service Delivery
Responsible for receiving the prescription and checking their validity and dispense the medications according to the prescription, advising patients on the correct administration and dosages of these medications and side effects that may arise incase of irrational use of medicines, to interact and communicate with doctors and other medical professionals incase of any update related to medicines and medical supplies, to record all medication/patient transactions in the software and to keep and maintain the stock of medicines and medical supplies.

To identify all medicines and medical equipment’s needed by the facility and identify the budget needed yearly

Ordering, maintaining stock and distributing medicines and medical supplies at your working facility.

To keep and maintain medicine and medical supplies record at your facility

To prepare hospital formulary to be used in your working facility.

To supervise clients and co-workers on the proper use medicines and medical equipment’s

Receive all medication ordered by your facility, review the order, and making sure that there is no any expired medicine

Compounding medicines for the use of facility when the need arise.

To educate clients on the side effects that may arise due to irrational use of medicines.

Acting as secretary of the hospital therapeutic committee at you working facility

To dispense medicines to clients as prescribed by the physician

To educate the society and coworkers on the proper use of medications

To perform stock taking each month and report to your supervisors

Making sure that there is no unnecessary shortage of stock at your facility.

To supervise the implementation of medicines national policy at your facility

To perform other activities as directed by the physician in charge and other members of the administration.

Qualifications
EDUCATION
Holders of ordinary diploma in pharmaceutical sciences

QUALITIES
Registered by the pharmacy council

Proficiency in computer science will be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE
At least One year of working experience in pharmaceutical field

Being able to communicate properly with the patients and coworkers.

Having basic knowledge on the use of computer programs especially Microsoft excel and Microsoft word.

Having enough knowledge on medicines and medical supplies so as to be able to assist other health staff and clients.

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