Synapse Services is the largest provider of Mental Healthcare Service in West Africa. We provide patient centred care in a calm and serene environment with a robust mixture of Local and Internationally trained professionals.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
The roles and responsibilities of this include but are 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
- Licensed Pharmacy Degree
- Must have a current license
- 2 years previous experience (post-NYSC) in Pharmacy management.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jobs@synapseservices.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
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