Pharmaceutical Technologist and General ICU Nurses Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

1. Pharmaceutical Technologist

Our client in Health Sector is seeking recruit a Pharmaceutical Technologist to support pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
• 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level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
• Maintains records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions.
• Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges.
• Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
• Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Qualifications;

• Minimum in diploma in pharmaceutical technology
• Must be licensed by pharmacy and poisons board
• Trained in KMTC and at least 2 years of experience

Skills and Competencies

• Must be detailed oriented and highly organized. Mistakes in prescription can cause serious health problems, so it's important that pharmacy technicians are able to focus for long periods of time.
• Customer service skills are also required, as most pharmacy technicians interact directly with the customers they're helping.

2. General ICU Nurses

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assessing a patient’s condition and planning and implementing patient care plans
• Treating wounds and providing advanced life support
• Assisting physicians in performing procedures
• Observing and recording patient vital signs
• Ensuring that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly
• Administering intravenous fluids and medications
• Ordering diagnostic tests
• Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team
• Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment
• Acting as patient advocate
• Providing education and support to patient families

Qualifications:

• KRCHN with a certificate in critical Care
• At least 2 years of experience.
• Valid practice license
• Diploma in Community Health Nursing from recognized institution

If qualified kindly send your application and CV to jobs@jantakenya.com by 5th July, 2013 clearly indicating the specific job you are applying. 

DO NOT attach any certificates.

Failure to follow instructions will lead to total disqualification.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted