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Josephine Omewoh

Pharmaceutical Technologist

Summary

Accomplished and certified Pharmacy Technologist with over 3 years of experience in both hospital and retail pharmacy environments. Practiced at offering medications to patients, offering information to patients and communicating with healthcare professionals. Knowledgeable about Pharmacy and poisons board guidelines, prescription interactions and pharmacy law.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
22
22
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Warehouse Officer

Bliss Healthcare Limited
Nairobi
03.2022 - Current


RECEIVING DEPARTMENT

  • Receiving of items from suppliers.
  • Confirmation of items vs LPO and invoices : Batch, Expiry ,Quantity, Temperature and price rate.
  • Compare each item with the LPO to generate of GRN ( Goods Received Note ).
  • Generate GRN and ensure that the amount in the LPO matches with the one in the invoice.
  • Transition of items to storage department accompanied by GRN.
  • Compiling of invoices and sent to finance department.

STORAGE DEPARTMENT

  • Verification of orders received from receiving team as per GRN.
  • Retrieval of Orders as per FEFO, FIFO and physical vs order sheet.
  • Submission of physical order with order sheet to dispatch team.
  • Monitoring of stock out items and reporting to General Manager.
  • Managing drugs in DDA.
  • Managing cold chain commodities.
  • Temperature control of rooms.
  • Arranging and labeling commodities in the storage section following the Good Storage Practices.
  • Participate in monthly stock take.
  • Safe storage of goods for dispatch and safety.
  • Ensure TAT of 24hrs in dispatch of orders.
  • Communication to and from medical centers on any arising issues.
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the General Manager and/or deputy managers in the warehouse.

DISPATCH DEPARTMENT

  • Retrieval of orders from storage department.
  • Input of orders into the systems retrieved so as to generate a Delivery note.
  • Generation of Delivery note
  • Second Verification of the retrieved order against the Delivery Note.
  • Sign off Delivery note by verifier, Dispatch manager and General Manager.
  • Packaging of orders.
  • Documentation of packed orders.

Pharmaceutical Technologist

Bayleaf Hospital
Mombasa
11.2020 - 02.2022
  • Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries and records for controlled drugs.
  • Dispense medication to both inpatients and outpatients.
  • Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
  • Stocked, labeled and inventoried medication to keep accurate records.
  • Prepared bills for clients and submitted required paperwork to insurance companies.
  • Entered and processed patients' prescriptions into internal system.
  • Counseled patients on medications, appropriate dosage and potential side effects.
  • Communicated with prescribers to verify medication dosages and patient information.
  • Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
  • Making sure crash carts are adequately supplied.
  • Detecting therapeutic errors.
  • Provide pharmacological information to fellow healthcare professionals and patients

Pharmaceutical Technologist

Jellyx Chemist
Mombasa
07.2020 - 11.2020
  • Maintained proper drug storage procedures, registries and records for controlled drugs.
  • Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
  • Processed a lot of prescriptions in a day hence achieving decreased customer wait times and maintaining excellent customer satisfaction.
  • Ordered medicines weekly to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
  • Processed incoming drug orders by checking deliveries against paperwork and updating in the computer system.
  • Communicated instructions to patients or caregivers about proper use and storage of drugs.
  • Provided consultations and answered inquiries from customers
  • Calculated dosage, filled prescriptions and prepared prescription labels with absolute accuracy.
  • Pharmaceutical inventory control
  • HIV /AIDS, MRDT, Blood pressure, Blood sugar and Pregnancy testing
  • Provide drug information to patients

Pharmaceutical Technologist

Bushmatt Pharmacy
Mombasa
01.2020 - 05.2020


  • Dispense medication accurately to clients.
  • Communicated with patients to collect information about prescriptions and medical conditions or arrange consultations with pharmacists.
  • Counted, measured and compounded medications following standard procedures.
  • Assisted patients in minimizing medical expenses by recommending generic alternative prescription medications.
  • Counseled customers on medications, appropriate dosage and potential side effects.
  • Patient medication counseling.
  • Monitoring customers’ drug therapies, advising interventions and informing customers of any potential side effects.
  • Pharmaceutical inventory control.
  • HIV /AIDS, Malaria and Blood sugar testing.
  • Processing and dispensing prescriptions correctly and accurately.
  • Participating in the drug stocking process i.e. stock requisition, prompt shelving and keeping a tight control of pharmacy stock items.
  • Following up to conclusion all stock issues requiring attention such as the pricing of drugs, replacement of damaged or expired stocks.
  • Participating in stock takes and actively take part in stock variance reconciliation.

Pharmaceutical Technologist Intern

Kilifi County Referral Hospital
Kilifi
01.2019 - 04.2019


  • Assisted pharmacist by filling prescriptions for patients and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
  • Located and measured medications according to prescription information, making modifications as instructed by pharmacists
  • maintaining patient confidentiality especially in the comprehensive care clinics .
  • Ensuring less stock outs by replenishing drugs from the Main store
  • Did ward rounds with pharmacists to ensure inpatients have sufficient drugs and know patient therapeutic progress.
  • Delivering medications to different hospital areas such as the nurse’s station, operating room or emergency department.
  • Making sure crash carts are adequately supplied.
  • Ensuring the bin cards are up to date.
  • Monitoring temperature in the cold rooms and fridge .
  • Recording and reporting to pharmacy in charge any expiry and breakages .

Education

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technologist

Kenya Coast National Polytechnic
Mombasa
04.2001 - 11.2019

Certificate in Computer Literacy

Data Network Institute
Mombasa
01.2016 - 03.2016

High School Diploma -

Ribe Girls Secondary School
Kilifi
02.2012 - 11.2015

Skills

Order picking and processing

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Timeline

Warehouse Officer

Bliss Healthcare Limited
03.2022 - Current

Pharmaceutical Technologist

Bayleaf Hospital
11.2020 - 02.2022

Pharmaceutical Technologist

Jellyx Chemist
07.2020 - 11.2020

Pharmaceutical Technologist

Bushmatt Pharmacy
01.2020 - 05.2020

Pharmaceutical Technologist Intern

Kilifi County Referral Hospital
01.2019 - 04.2019

Certificate in Computer Literacy

Data Network Institute
01.2016 - 03.2016

High School Diploma -

Ribe Girls Secondary School
02.2012 - 11.2015

Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technologist

Kenya Coast National Polytechnic
04.2001 - 11.2019
Josephine Omewoh Pharmaceutical Technologist