Pharmaceutical Technologist
Scope Of Work
USAID Imarisha Jamii is a
USAID Kenya and East Africa funded Activity that aims to increase the use of
quality county-led health and social services in Turkana County, Kenya. It is
an integrated health and social services program that focuses in areas of HIV;
Family Planning, Reproductive, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health
(FP/RMNCAH); Nutrition; and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) program.
Reporting to the Health Supply Chain Officer, the Pharmaceutical Technologist
is responsible for providing services based in a facility, mentorship, coaching
and regular updates to service providers in the area pharmacy. Will be
responsible for working closely with the service providers to ensure that the
quality of services offered is sustained in the facility as defined by the MOH
quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
Receive,
interpret and processing of prescriptions
Counseling
patients on Medication use and adherence
Maintain
accurately the pharmacy data base keeping it up-to date by daily real-time
recording of prescriptions on ADT
Conduct
monthly ART commodities stock take, updating of Bin cards and filling of expiry
tracking charts.
Create
pharmacy SOPs and ensure they are well utilized
Prepare
the monthly and quarterly reports for ART patient summary (F-MAPS) and ARVs
consumption (F-CDRR)
Document
and report adverse drug interactions
Use
of DHIS and e-SCM for reporting commodities (Malaria, FP and ARVS)
Use
of data for decision making (monthly commodity and service data review)
Experience:
Diploma
or bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Technology/Pharmacy from a recognized
Medical
Training
College/University with 3-5 years relevant experience.
Basic
training on ART, Commodity Management.
Experience
in mentoring and supervision of other pharmacy staff on inventory management,
rational use and quantification.
The
use of the ARV Dispensing tool (ADT) is an added advantage.
At
least 2 years’ experience in providing support for a busy ART program.
How to Apply
Interested? Please send
your CV with the title ‘Pharmaceutical Technologist’ to
the email address
recruitment@amref.org. The closing date will be Monday 20 November, 2023 and
only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
