Pharmacy Technician at AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria

Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is a global organization providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 200,000 patients in 28 countries. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is in Nigeria AHF-Nigeria collaborates with the Federal Governments of Nigeria and other partner institutions, to provide technical assistance to these key stakeholders to deliver quality and comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment, Care and Support, HIV counseling, and testing, Prevention, Nutrition and Psychosocial services to people living with HIV/AIDS.

To meet the above needs, the Program wishes to recruit dynamic, skilled, committed, self-driven and results oriented candidate to fill in the position below:

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician

Location: Benue and Kogi State
No of Vacancy: 2

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Answer questions and information to patients and providers on drugs interactions, side effect, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains established policies and procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Manages appropriate data collection, such as client name, prescribed medications and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system and inventory.
• Performs a monthly stock count of pharmaceuticals at the clinic store and outpost stores.
• Supervises the pre-dispensing of prescriptions for clients who are down referred to PHC sites.
• Ensure completion and submission of accurate and auditable monthly drug report from clinic and outposts.
• Collaborate with the Pharmacist at the central office to ensure there is adequate stock of Pharmaceuticals at the sites
• Any other duties as may be assign by the supervisor.

Education and/or Experience

• Suitable candidates will be fresh graduate in Pharmacy or related field or Pharmacy technician Diploma of school of Health technology with 3 - 5 years experience in use of ARV's and drugs logistics.

Application Closing Date
9th October, 2014 (12pm)

Method of Application
Interested candidates should submit their CV's and cover letter to:
globalhr@aidshealth.org

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.