Key Function
Reporting to the Facility in-charge, the pharmaceutical technologist will manage the pharmacy, and coordinate all activities of stock and inventory management pertaining to HIV and TB drugs for the site**
Roles and Responsibilities
Ensure good store keeping for pharmacy drugs, prepare and manage pharmacy inventory
Dispense ARVs and OI drugs to patients in the ART program
Participate in counseling of patients taking ARVs in order to promote adherence with prescribed regimen
Ensure ADT tool is in use and well maintained (in-charge of the pharmacy computer)
Promote pharmacovigilance activities at the facility, analyze reports as well as forward the reports to PPB/UMB
Give the ART clinical team updates on the availability of drugs and pharmacovigilance reports and participate in facility CQI and MDT
Develop, review and regularly update the standard operating procedures manual for administration and distribution of ARVs
Member of the health facility drugs and therapeutics committee (TDC). Secretary of the Medicine and Therapeutic Committee (MTC) and keeper of the MTC minutes)
Be part of the clinical eligibility committee to set and periodically evaluate annual department goals
Prepare site monthly pharmacy reports
Qualifications
· Diploma in Pharmacy
· Certified by the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board
· 1-3 years’ work experience in a busy CCC
This vacancy is archived.