AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to more than 350,000 individuals in 36 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician, Unzuughul Clinic
Location: Benue
Responsibilities
- Answers questions and provides information to patients and providers on drug interactions, side effects, adverse drug reactions, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
- Counsels patients on medication adherence.
- 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 medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and drug inventory through mentorship of staff at clinics and outposts.
- 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 reports from clinic and outposts.
- Collaborate with the Pharmacist at the central office to ensure there is adequate stock of Pharmaceuticals at the sites.
- Update Pharmacy Services Database on a monthly basis for assigned AHF sites.
- Represent AHF Nigeria at State Drug Logistics Meetings organized by the Ministry of Health.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
- Suitable candidate will be fresh graduate in Pharmacy or Pharmacy technician diploma of school of health technology with 3-5 years of experience in HIV/AIDS Pharmacy Programs.
- The fresh pharmacy graduate must possess a Pharmacy Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree
- B.Pharm., with a valid license to practice as a Pharmacist.
- The Pharmacy technician must possess a Diploma from the School of Health Technology with a valid license to practice as a Pharmacy Technician.
- Experience in logistics management of drugs, preferably in an NGO.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online