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Job Title: Pharmacists at MDH Nyakahanga (03 posts)
- Location: Nyakahanga, Kagondo & Rulenge Hospitals
- Reports to: Facility In-charge
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Making sure that the storage and dispensing area is clean, safe and conforms to laws governing pharmacy and pharmaceuticals.
- Projecting consumption estimates for each drug item on Monthly basis.
- Making order of drugs from main store of your respective district store according to anticipated Monthly requirements by filling authorized tools i.e. ordering and requisition voucher.
- Receiving deliveries and counterchecks and sign off all drug deliveries.
- Keeping records of all receipts and issues. Maintain bin card for each item and keep a running balance.
- Storing, distributing and controlling the stock and ensures uninterrupted supply of drugs at all times by ensuring Max-Min stock level of 2/1 Month at all times
- Redistributing the nearly expiring drugs to sites that can consume them before the expiring dates.
- Controlling and separating immediately the damaged and expired drugs from the
shelves/cupboard and keep all set aside for destruction.
- Monitoring prescriptions from dully authorized prescribers for appropriateness and discrepancies.
- Dispensing/refilling all prescriptions.
- Providing medication adherence counseling to patients.
- Maintaining records of all drugs issued to patients to dispensing register, paper based and or software.
- 13.Preparing and submitting monthly drugs consumption report which includes stock level and number of patients on ARVs per regimen to district Supply Chain officer before 5th of the next Month.
- Providing drugs information’s to patients including other member of the clinical staff
- Maintaining confidentiality and keeps patient information and records secure
- Performing any other duties as may be assigned by the site manager
Requirements: Education, Work experience and Skills:
- At least a Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized institution.
- Certificate of registration from Pharmacy Board.
- A minimum of three (3) years in the field of expertise.
- Excellent command of Swahili and English languages, in written and oral communication.
- Experience in basic computer applications such as MS Word, Excel, Power point and internet.
- Ability to work under pressure and stringent deadlines.
HOW TO APPLY
- Interested candidates for any of the above positions should SUBMIT THEIR
APPLICATION LETTERS, CVs and COPIES OF THEIR CERTIFICATES TO MDH KAGERA OFFICE, KIBOKO STREET, PWANI AREA. - APPLICATION DEADLINE – 22ND AUGUST 2023.
MDH DO NOT have any agents and DO NOT charge any fees to the interested candidates.