Pharmaceutical Technologist Job at Centre for Health Solutions

Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS), in partnership with the County Government of Nyandarua, is seeking to employ the services of motivated and proactive individuals to fill the following vacancy in the Ministry of Health (MoH)/CHS Tegemeza Plus Project, which supports and strengthens HIV/AIDS services in Nyandarua County.

Position: Pharmaceutical Technologist (2 positions)

Location: Nyandarua County

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.

Pharmaceutical Technologist Job 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 for the Pharmaceutical Technologist Job

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.

How to Apply

Successful candidates will be supervised by a representative from the respective County Department of Health in conjunction with the CHS.

Applications should include the following

• Cover letter and current CV with names and telephone contacts of at least three (3) referees
• Copies of academic and professional certificates
• Photocopy of ID
• Testimonials/ Recommendation

Interested applicants who meet the minimum criteria are invited to email their applications to vacancies@chskenya.org clearly indicating the job title as the subject line by 5.00PM on or before Thursday, June 21, 2018.

Centre for Health Solutions-Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification