Job Title: Pharmaceutical Technologist (2 Job Careers)
Organisation: The Aga
Khan Health Service
Khan Health Service
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The Aga Khan Health Service is
an agency which is under the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) that support
activities in the health field and manages more than 200 hospitals, some of
which are Aga Khan Hospitals.
an agency which is under the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) that support
activities in the health field and manages more than 200 hospitals, some of
which are Aga Khan Hospitals.
Job Summary: The
Pharmaceutical Technologist will be responsible for ensure accurate
compounding, dispensing, patient education and handling of pharmaceutical
supplies for all orders. S/he will provide effective pharmaceutical services to
meet customer needs.
Pharmaceutical Technologist will be responsible for ensure accurate
compounding, dispensing, patient education and handling of pharmaceutical
supplies for all orders. S/he will provide effective pharmaceutical services to
meet customer needs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Receive
prescriptions from patients, verify and dispense drugs within approved
standards and procedures; - Ensure
the accuracy of the label before dispensing for right patient, right drug
and right quantity, for effective service delivery; - Regularly
verify expiry dates of drugs prior to dispensing to prevent anomalies in
service delivery; - Counsel
patients on drug administration for optimum customer satisfaction; - Contact
the physician for inaccuracy in prescription orders, - Ensure
complete documentation of all patient documents, interventions, incidents
and other records kept in the outreach clinic; - Complete
the expiry list accurately and in a timely manner for proper recording and
monitoring of drugs; - Maintain
and update personal drug knowledge data base - Ensure
that the variance levels in the stock-team are kept to a minimum; - Comply
and observe the environmental health and safety measures and regulations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant should hold a Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized Institution.
- At
least three (3) years relevant working experience and must be registered
by the Allied Health Professional’s Council - Hold
a valid practicing license.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their applications, curriculum vita, and
copies of academic and professional certificates and addresses (postal and
email) of three professional referees to the Human Resource and Administration
Officer, P.O. Box 8842, Kampala Uganda or via E-mail to: [email protected]
interested candidates should send their applications, curriculum vita, and
copies of academic and professional certificates and addresses (postal and
email) of three professional referees to the Human Resource and Administration
Officer, P.O. Box 8842, Kampala Uganda or via E-mail to: [email protected]
NB:
Please refer to the position title on your application letter e.g
‘Pharmaceutical Technologist – Outreach Division’.
Please refer to the position title on your application letter e.g
‘Pharmaceutical Technologist – Outreach Division’.
Deadline: 21st November 2014.
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