Drug Dispenser at Cura-Med Hospital

Cura-Med is a multidisciplinary and multispecialist hospital with state of the art medical facilities. It was established with the aim of providing advanced quality and accessible healthcare with its team of qualified, well trained experienced doctors, nurses and other health care professionals and it is committed to the highest standards of professionalism and service.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Drug Dispenser

Location: Eti-Osa, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Dispense Medicine:

• Dispensing medication to patients according to medical prescription.
• Ensures the medication is labeled with the correct drug name, strength, quantity, expiry date, directions for use and includes and additional required information.
• Provides clear instructions and advice on how to take the drug, when, how long, how to store, possible side-effects and any other relevant warnings.
• Make sure the patient understands in order to ensure correct treatment.
• Maintaining accurate dispensing records and regularly reporting them to the Manager.
• Ensure that all patients and their relatives are treated equally with respect of ethical and confidential issues.

Drugs Management:

• Maintain the integrity and security of the dispensary by admitting only authorized personnel.
• Set up and maintain the pharmacy stock according to good storage practices (storage of drugs by categories, alphabetic order, and expiry date…).
• Implement stock cards system for each item and update each stock card on a timely manner.
• Ensure that FEFO (first expired first out) is respected.
• Report to the managerimmediately about any change in drugs, in form of appearance, colour, smell, etc.
• Inform the managerin case of any missing/damaged/expired item.
• Participate in a physical inventory of the pharmacy and medical stock, including consumables and laboratory material on a monthly basis.
• Record and compile daily and weekly consumption form and send information to OPT supervisor.
• Submit drug order toHospital Manageron a requested basis.
• Receive the orders from Pharmacy and inspect items, as to quality, quantity, and expiry dates. Provide the Pharmacy with feedback in case of irregularity.
• Ensure that the main stock and the pharmacy are kept clean.

Other Duties:

• Adhere to supervisor with regards to work schedules, record keeping, patient communications, re-stocking of necessary drugs, consumables and other items.
• Participate in appropriate trainings provided by Cura-Med.
• Participate in any other activities such as vaccination, survey, etc…according to the needs.
• Participate actively in meetings when required.
• Inform the direct supervisor of the various needs.
• Maintain the working environment in a clean and presentable state.
• Comply with Cura-Medsecurity procedures at all times.
• Remain aware of the security situation in office and clinic locations at all times and provide feedback to the manager.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required direct supervisor.
• Be available for any emergency.

Priorities of the Department:

• Ensure the drugs at the facilities are stored properly and clear records maintained
• Ensure all patients are served diligently and clear instructions are given on storage and use of the prescribed medications
• Monitor the stock and make sure orders are made in time to avoid shortages.

Qualifications and Required Skills
Work Experience:

• Desirable at least 1-2 years of experience in a health facility

Language Skills:

• Acceptable knowledge of English (speaking, reading & writing)

Other Requirements:

• Communication: able to communicate clearly with respect for patients, caretakers, team members and supervisors
• Motivation: shows commitment, flexibility and is service oriented
• Team work: shows ability to work in a team.

Remuneration
N50,000 - N70,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
5th December, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment.blanchegroup@gmail.com or joycuramedicalservices@gmail.com using "DRUG DISPENSER" as the subject of the mail.