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Joyce Onyango

Joyce Onyango

Pharmaceutical Technologist

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Nairobi, Nairobi AreaMember since June 30, 2023
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About

Hands-on

Attention to detail.

Experience

May 2022 - Present - Sasa Doctor Medical Clinic

Responsibilities

  • Processing prescriptions and making adjustments and substitutions as advised by a medical practitioner as per the diagnosis, age, drug-drug interaction, drug-disease inter action and disease state.
  • Working with a team of professionals to ensure seamless and prompt communication with our clients.
  • Making follow ups on our patients regarding their health status and any refills needed. 
  • Seeking preauthorization from and sending claims to insurance.
  • Initiating visits to insurance companies for preauthorization to ensure billing.
  • Placing orders in time for scheduled refills.
  • Making orders to ensure availability of drugs.
  • Generated relevant reports as the basis for the statistical reports on the consumption and balances of stocks in the pharmacy both on site and satellite clinics.
  • Ensured proper filling of relevant records: temperature charting and controlled drugs book.
  • Promote rational drug use.
May 2021- December 2021 – Pharmaceutical Technologist Intern Ker Pharmaceuticals Limited- Nairobi

Responsibilities

  • Validated prescriptions in conjunction with the pharmacy in charge ensuring appropriate dosing, route of administration, drug-drug interaction, drug disease interaction and set relevant interventions.
  • Resolved prescription problems with the help of the pharmacy in charge.
  • Located and measured medications according to prescription information, making modifications as instructed by pharmacist and medical practitioners.
  • Assisted pharmacist by filing prescriptions for customers daily and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
  • Provided customer service by answering phone calls promptly
  • Ordered medicines daily to replenish stock and increase inventory in anticipation of need.
  • Evaluated medicine orders for completeness.
  • Used Pharmacore and POS softwareto dispense and maintain drug inventory by use of inventory control practices and physical count.
  • Helped team handle high-volume work by pr ioritizing tasks and organizingsupplies and maintaining customer satisfaction duringhigh demand rush hours.
  • Worked effectively with diverse team to accomplish daily objectives and meet long-term goals.
  • Ensured proper maintenance of pharmacy records and proper storage of medicines.
Feb 2021-April 2021- Pharmaceutical Technologist Siaya County Referral Hospital

Responsibilities

  • Evaluated medicine orders for completeness, appropriate dosing, route of administration, drug-drug interaction, drug disease interaction and set relevant intervention.
  • Processed and resolved prescription problems.
  • Worked effectively with diverse team to accomplish daily objectives to meet long-term goals by handling high-volume work, prioritizing tasks and organizing supplies.
  • Assisted pharmacist by filing prescriptions for customers daily and responding to patient questions regarding prescription and medication-specific issues.
  • Filled ward prescriptions and requisitions.
  • Ensured proper maintenance of pharmacy recordsand proper storage of medicines.
  • Ordered medicines bi-weekly to replenish stock and increaseinventory in anticipation of need.
  • Used web-A DT to dispense antiretroviral drugs.
  • Helped identify and report adv erse drug reactions/events and poor qualitymedicine.

Education

March 2018 - October2021Diploma in Pharmacy: Kenya Medical Training College

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