Pharmacy Technician at Cedarcrest Hospitals

Ref No: PL00001
Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

The Role

• The Pharmacy Technician reports to the Pharmacist. He/she is charged with preparing and dispensing medications to both in-patients and out patients. The incumbent is responsible for filling prescriptions and inventory control in the pharmacy, labeling dispensed items and ensuring patients understand how to use their medications correctly.
• The activities of the Pharmacy Technician includes; receiving prescriptions and checking their validity, verifying prescriptions, processing prescriptions electronically and ensuring all information is complete and accurate.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with pharmacist to ensure all prescriptions are processed, dispensed, and delivered appropriately.
• Rotate stock and perform other inventory control duties.
• Ensure supplies are delivered accordingly.
• Responsible for the storage of drugs, injectables and consumables.
• Dispenses drugs to in-patients and out-patients.
• Delivering quality customer service to patients, responding to inquiries, questions, requests and referring them to the pharmacist.
• Advice nurses on the correct mode of drug storage.
• Maintaining patients and hospital safety by adhering to infection-control procedures, policies, and regulations.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Pharmacy Technician Certification from an accredited School of Health Technology
• Current Practicing License
• 2 years Working Experience as a pharmacy technician (preferably in a hospital)
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, physicians, and hospital staff.
• Basic computer skills
• Must be Detailed Oriented
• Excellent organizational skills

Special Conditions

• Employment is contingent on passing a medical screening conducted by the hospital
• Employee will be subject to various testing including but not limited to drug and medical testing throughout the tenure of their employment
• Knowledge of workflow processes.