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C-Care Uganda is a leading healthcare provider committed to offering quality and accessible medical services across Uganda, with a mission to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care through innovative solutions and professional expertise. Known for its dedication to improving healthcare standards, C-Care Uganda has earned a strong reputation for excellence in services ranging from outpatient care to specialized medical treatments. The company fosters a work culture based on teamwork, mutual respect, and continuous learning, ensuring that employees feel valued and supported in their personal and professional growth.
With a focus on attracting and retaining top talent, C-Care Uganda offers a variety of job opportunities in a dynamic environment, promoting flexible work arrangements where possible. Since its inception, the company has evolved significantly, expanding its reach and capabilities to cater to the growing healthcare demands in Uganda. By integrating modern technology and best practices, C-Care Uganda has developed an innovative business model that emphasizes quality care, efficiency, and patient satisfaction.
With a network of healthcare centers across the country, the company continues to broaden its footprint, providing accessible healthcare to diverse communities. Core values of integrity, compassion, accountability, and excellence guide C-Care Uganda’s operations and interactions with patients, employees, and partners. Through its corporate social responsibility efforts, C-Care Uganda contributes to community health programs and initiatives aimed at improving the overall well-being of underserved populations. For more information, visit www.c-careuganda.com.
Full-time
Dispenser Job at C-Care Uganda
C-Care Uganda
Job Description
To participate in the preparation, documentation and dispensing of drugs and other supplies to other hospital units and to clients. This service requires a professional demeanor, excellent communication skills and empathy to ensure that patients are accurately counselled so as to improve their adherence to treatment and other guidelines
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Undertakes the preparation, packaging, labelling and dispensing of drugs against a validated prescription or drugs/sundries order, working to national standards and in accordance with C-CARE procedures, in an accurate and timely manner
- Prepare documentation and labels for all products, in accordance with C-CARE standard operating procedures
- Receive and evaluate prescriptions / orders from patients and / or hospital staff, against agreed departmental protocols
- Ensure that relevant details recorded on prescriptions comply with all legal requirements and liaise with medical and nursing staff as necessary
- Ensure that all medicines dispensed are checked against the prescription and check with the prescribing doctor; whenever there is doubt about the appropriateness of the medication, or about the doze or labelling instructions
- Communicate to patients regarding treatments and to accurately pass on information to other members of the team, regarding patient treatments
- Monitor expiry dates of drugs and other supplies to ensure timely rotation and use in other wards/clinics before the expiry date.
- Perform regular stock checks and agreed upon stock take to ensure that the hospital has adequate medical supplies (drugs, sundries, fluids, etc.) and that there are no expired drugs or other medical supplies on the shelves and cupboards. This may require that you physically check stock in:
- Theatre & Sterilization
- Pharmacy cages and dispensary.
- Stock Cupboards
- Wards ( OPD, IPDs )
- Ensure that refrigerated items are stored at the appropriate temperature.
- Regularly monitor and record the fridge temperatures to ensure adherence to agreed standards.
- Maintain agreed data entries and documentation or paper trail for all prescriptions/ supplies to ensure a seamless accountability and stock-keeping system using agreed documents accurately and in timely manner e.g. stock cards,
- Navision and others
- Be fully accountable for drug usage in the pharmacy and report any abuse of medical resources under your care.
- Answer the telephone according to C-CARE telephone etiquette and assess the nature of the query, respond to the enquiry and refer to appropriate members of staff as necessary.
- Attend any meetings and training sessions as requested. Keep up to date with department and/or organization communications via inter/intranet, noticeboards e.t.c.
- Check for any contra-indications or any harmful drug interactions of drugs prescribed (e.g. in pregnancy) to ensure safe usage of drugs by patients
- Dispose of all used and unwanted materials e.g. expired drugs according to C-CARE Standard operating procedure.
- Participate in the assessment and internal audit of the unit to assure the quality of service
- Ensure the safe and appropriate storage of all materials and equipment and ensure that adequate stock takes are
- maintained
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
Apply here: https://c-care.seamlesshiring.com/job/view/8294
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