Pharmaceutical Technologist at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Overall Function:

The Pharmaceutical Technologist is responsible for the management of the pharmacy and related equipment, making sure that all required drugs are available and issued in the correct doses/ courses to the patients.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure complete documentation of all pharmacy records and reporting tools
• Verify prescriptions for accuracy and suitability to ensure rational dispensation and prescribing
• Complete the expiry chart accurately and in a timely manner for proper monitoring of drugs
• Participate in implementing national clinical guidelines on drugs use and pharmacy standard operating procedures
• Provide comprehensive and accurate drug information to patients and health care workers
• Implement procedures and guidelines on forecasting, quantification, storage, commodity management and inventory management in line with required standards
• Maintain accurately the pharmacy database keeping up to date.
• Ensure that the pharmacy SOPs are well utilized
• Work with the comprehensive care team to observe and comply with environmental and occupational safety measures and regulations
• Participate in the implementation of quality control and quality assurance program with the comprehensive care team
• Assist in identifying and reporting on suspected adverse drug reactions and poor-quality products to PPB
• Prepare the weekly, monthly and annual reports for the pharmacy
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs) to discuss complicated cases.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives to improve service delivery and patient-level outcomes
• Participation and contribution to the capacity building of clinical and other staff through CMEs, mentorship, sensitization and updates
• Support implementation of differentiated care
• Conduct any other duty as may be prescribed by the supervisor

Qualifications and Requirements

For appointment to the post of Pharmaceutical Technologist, a candidate must;

• Have a Basic Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized institution
• Have a valid License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• At least 2 years’ work experience in a hospital pharmacy
• Experience working with MOH/County systems and personnel will be an added advantage
• Experience working in PEPFAR funded projects is an added advantage
• Should be self-motivated
• Should have good interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Computer literacy

Successful candidates will be supervised by their respective hospital/facility health management team (HMT) from the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the CHS Program team.