PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Mater Misericordiae Hospital, a leading healthcare provider in East and Central Africa, has
an excellent career opportunity. Mater Misericordiae Hospital offers exceptional,
compassionate and Christ-centred healthcare services to our clients through an innovative,
engaged and competent workforce. The successful candidate will fill in the above position:

Main Duties:

▪ Accurate and timely posting of all pharmacy computer transactions for billing purposes.
▪ Carrying out timely ordering for stock replenishment to the pharmacy store to maintain optimal stock
levels.
▪ Compounding, re-packaging and dilutions of drugs according to laid down guidelines.
▪ Providing drug information to patients, doctors, nurses and other medical staff.
▪ Participating in regular drug expiry, monitoring the pharmacy to identify and document items
with expiry of less than six (6) months.
▪ Liaising with user departments to ensure adequate stocking and proper storage of emergency drugs and
intravenous infusions and minimize losses due to expiries and damages.
▪ Participating in quarterly stock take exercise and ensuring timely explanation of stock variances.
▪ Participating in quality management system activities including documentation, analysis and reporting
for continued improvement of services.
▪ Training pharmaceutical technologist interns.
▪ Entering prescription orders into the computer and making labels appropriately.
▪ Documenting dispensing errors and taking measures to minimize them.
▪ Documenting adverse drug reactions.
▪ Receiving drugs and verifying against the stock transfer printout.
▪ Shelving items appropriately.
▪ Participating in quality improvement initiatives within the department and providing reports as
required.
▪ Any other duty assigned.

Required Qualifications for the Position

▪ Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology
▪ Registered/Enrolled with The Pharmacy
and Poisons Board (PPB) with a current
Practicing License.
▪ 2 years of experience
▪ Computer Proficient
If you are interested in the above position and you meet the requirements listed, please send
your application together with a detailed CV, Copies of Academic Certificates, and three [3]
referees and include their telephone contacts and email address to hrrecruit@materkenya.com
to reach us not later than 21st May 2025.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not charge any fee at any stage of our recruitment.