Pharmacy Technician at Synapse Resource Center

Job Title: Pharmacist Technician

Location: Awka (Anambra) and Lagos

Job description: The roles and responsibilities of this include but not limited to:

• Dispense, label and package prescribed drugs to patients and ensure they are counseled on how to take their drugs in order to minimize side effects and maximize benefits
• Render clinical advice to patients concerning their drug regimen so as to encourage compliance and adherence to therapy
• Actively listen to and address all patients’ concerns and also follow up to ensure medications are effective 
• Ensure patients safety by ensuring the past medication history are checked each time a drug is prescribed or refilled
• Offer advice on non-prescription remedies such as maintaining good diet and exercise, life style modification use of herbal and natural health products to obtain general wellness
• Participate in drug procurement, employ cost-effective decision making

• Identify opportunities for improving business processes and suggest new systems and/or operational changes to management 
• Instruct patients on the dosage and dietary requirements for drug consumption
• Provide Clinicians with information on proper drug therapy for patients
• Monitor and audit drug inventory, ensures compliance with all regulatory guidelines and reporting
• Instruct patients on the dosage and dietary requirements for drug consumption
• Provide Clinicians with information on proper drug therapy for patients Perform drug assay to verify purity, strength, and other parameters considered for dosage
• Review over-the-counter (OTC) and medical prescriptions to ensure they are suitable for a patient
• Provide patients with information regarding drug interactions, side effects and storage requirements
• Maintain record of patient profiles, inventory, and registries 
• Monitor patients to track the efficiency/side effect of drugs and make changes where appropriate.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to assist with problem identification and resolution
• Evaluate medication and ensure standardization of medical care for the department
• Ensure strict adherence to the policies and procedures guarding the security of controlled substances 
• Perform any other duties as directed by the MD. 

Requirements and Experience

• Valid Licensed
• 2 years’ previous experience (post NYSC) as a Pharmacy Technician.