Vacancy: Assistant Pharmacist Kakuma
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
Working
under the guidance and supervision of the Pharmacist, the pharmacist assistant
will be directly responsible for;
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure quality
pharmaceutical care, in conjunction with the pharmacist, by availing
quality and efficacious drugs as approved by the pharmacy and poisons
board.
- Maintaining a
list of essential drugs customized for Kakuma, with clear re-order levels
that should always be made available for use by beneficiaries.
- Keep accurate
records of purchase, delivery, requisition supply and consumption of
drugs, medical supplies, and equipment/stationary and hardware items in
the main drug store and main hospital stores.
- Ensure that the
hospital and clinics are supplied with the above mentioned items at the right
time
- Prepare and
submit regular inventory reports and requisition orders to the pharmacist
in time to avoid unnecessary delays in the purchases and delivery of same
items.
- Monitor drug
consumption rates and keep accurate records of the same.
- Provide the
clinicians with a weekly update on available drugs or those in short
supply as well as advising them on substitutes
- To constantly
review and identify drugs that may or may not be utilized in the main
hospital pharmacy
- Ensure the
clinic dispensing units have appropriate drugs management systems
including record keeping.
- Conduct regular
monitoring visits to the clinic dispensing unts, including spot checks on
inventory.
- Conduct targeted
refresher training to the hospital/ clinics pharmacy staff (incentive and
national) including on job training and drug/supplies management systems.
Submit brief post activity reports.
- Proactively
engage in the implementation of pharmacy training courses targeting
pharmacy assistants in the hospital and clinics.
- Supervise and
ensure a robust inventory management system is in place in the main
pharmacy store.
- Provide weekly
feedback reports to the pharmacist.
- Any other duty
as assigned by the supervisor.
Minimum requirements:
- Diploma in
Pharmacy from KMTC or any other reputable institution
- Possess a valid
license from the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board
- At least two
years experience working in a busy pharmacy unit.
- Computer
literate
- Team player and
cultural sensitivity is required.
- Ability to work
in hardship areas (Previous experience in a Camp setting will be an added
advantage).
- Fluency in
Turkana/Somali will be an added advantage
Full
Job descriptions can be downloaded atwww.rescue.org/careers
Please
apply on or before 26th December, 2012
IRC
leading the way from harm to home
IRC is an Equal
Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without
regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age,
marital status, veteran status or disability.
