Pharmacist Assistant Kakuma
Sector: Health
Location: Kenya
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Description
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
Kenyan
nationals are encouraged to apply.
International allowances
are not available for this position.
Salary and employee
benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
Please apply on or before 2nd January, 2012
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IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please apply on or before 2nd January, 2012
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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.
