Job Brief
Supports pharmacological services by maintaining Pharmacovigilance, stocking, reordering, assembling, and distributing medications and other pharmaceutical products.
Published On: 3 April 2024
Closing Date: 16 April 2024
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Bank of Zambia, an equal opportunity employer, invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced Zambians for the following vacant position:
PHARMACY TECHNOLOGIST (1 POST)
GRADE: BoZN3
Job Purpose
Supports pharmacological services by maintaining Pharmacovigilance, stocking, reordering, assembling, and distributing medications and other pharmaceutical products.
Main Accountabilities
- Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, removing outdated drugs.
- Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Receive written prescriptions or refill and verify that information is complete and accurate.
- Maintains proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
- Orders, labels and counts stock of medication, chemicals, and other pharmaceutical supplies.
- Act as a patient advocate by ensuring that the patient’s prescribed drug therapy is followed as prescribed.
- Organizes medications for dispensing by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
- Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
- Helps health care providers and patients by answering questions and requests pertaining to drugs.
- Promotes patient drug compliance.
- Report patients drug adverse events.
- Work as part of a team to provide support to other members of the health care team.
Qualifications and Experience
- Grade 12 School Certificate with five (5) ‘O’ Levels (credit or better).
- Diploma in Pharmacy Technologist or equivalent.
- One (1) year relevant experience
- Licensed and registered by the Health Professional Council of Zambia.
- A degree will be an added advantage.
Key Knowledge and Attributes
- Accurate data entry skills.
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
- Strong management and organizational skills.
- Willingness to be a team player and promote positive team environment.
- Flexible and proactive to meet varied patient needs.
- Able to collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Experienced in Microsoft office (word, excel, outlook etc).
- Ability to maintain favorable public relations.
- Maintain information confidentiality.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Bank of Zambia Conditions of Service will apply.
Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click Here
Closing Date : 10th April, 2024.