Pharmaceutical Technologist at Amref Kenya

Ref: Amref/PharmTech/10-01/2019

REPORTING TO

Commodity Management Officer

DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM/PROJECT

Pharmacy Unit, Kibera Reach 90 Project 

DURATION Short Term contract

PHYSICAL LOCATION KIBERA

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:-

To provide technical pharmaceutical expertise in health care service delivery, strategy development and implementation.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES KEY AREA

• Activities Strategy and implementation
  • Develop project activity strategy with timely and regularly reviewed implementation work plans.
• Dispensing
  • Receive written prescription or refill requests and verifying that information is complete and accurate- Ensuring proper dispensing in the health centre.
  • Pre-packing of medicines for dispensing.
  • Enhancing rational drug use within the health centre.
  • Timely and accurate dispensing to patients drugs.
• Procurement
  • Coordinating, ordering of pharmaceutical purchase.
  • Develop/ adopt relevant materials to support field activities.
  • Monthly ordering of ARVS and 0I for the patients on HIV care and treatment.
  • Ensuring cost effective selection of commodities for purchase.
  • Order, label and count stock of medication and chemical supplies.
• Drug Store management
  • Maintain proper storage, security conditions and records of pharmaceutical stocks.
  • Ensuring timely requisition and inventory management.
  • Timely issue ARVS& 0I to satellite sites.
  • Tallying medicines received from supplies against invoices and cheeked for correctness of quantity, price, batch numbers and expiry date. 
  • Maintain shelves and medicine clean
  • Maintain purchase records and invoice
  • Ensure medicines for cold temperatures are always kept on refrigerator.
  • Receive and store incoming supplies verify quantities against invoices and inform supervisors of stock needs.

KEY AREA Activities

• Drug fore-casting
  • Forecasting drug needs for the health centre and satellite facilities.
  • Monitoring stock and informing supervisors of stock needs.
• Counselling
  • Adherence Counselling of ARV patients and advising on drugs dispensed. 
  • Assessing adherence at every visit for improved individual patient care.
• Record keeping
  • Establish and maintain patient’s profiles, including list of medication taken by individual patients.
  • Documenting reports done. 
  • Streamlining data entered in computer for ensuring accurate data quality.
• Reporting &documentation
  • Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports relating to the project as per donor requirements.
    
    

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Minimum of Diploma in pharmaceutical technology from a recognized institution.
• Training in HIV/AIDS
• Paediatric training
• Experience
• At least 3 years working experience 
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently and in multidisciplinary and multicultural environment
• Implementation of activities leading to the desired effects.
• ART commodity management
• Management for health systems strengthening
• Experience working in informal settlement / slums

Skills

• Problem solving skills, listening skills
• Team player, excellent communication and planning skills.

Competences

• Integrity and honesty
• Mature
• Ethical work practices
• Confidentiality 
• Respect for diversity