Pharmaceutical Technologist at University of Maryland1

Key Function

Reporting to the Facility in-charge, the pharmaceutical technologist will manage the pharmacy, and coordinate all activities of stock and inventory management pertaining to HIV and TB drugs for the site**

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure good store keeping for pharmacy drugs, prepare and manage pharmacy inventory
• Dispense ARVs and OI drugs to patients in the ART program
• Participate in counseling of patients taking ARVs in order to promote adherence with prescribed regimen
• Ensure ADT tool is in use and well maintained (in-charge of the pharmacy computer)
• Promote pharmacovigilance activities at the facility, analyze reports as well as forward the reports to PPB/UMB
• Give the ART clinical team updates on the availability of drugs and pharmacovigilance reports and participate in facility CQI and MDT
• Develop, review and regularly update the standard operating procedures manual for administration and distribution of ARVs
• Member of the health facility drugs and therapeutics committee (TDC). Secretary of the Medicine and Therapeutic Committee (MTC) and keeper of the MTC minutes)
• Be part of the clinical eligibility committee to set and periodically evaluate annual department goals
• Prepare site monthly pharmacy reports

Qualifications

• · Diploma in Pharmacy
• · Certified by the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• · 1-3 years’ work experience in a busy CCC