Sunday, March 19, 2023

vacancy : 3x pharmacist assistants

 

Opportunity | Duty Description

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Ensure continuous availability of ARV's and other pharmaceutical commodities at the facility (hospitals/clinics).
  • Timely ordering and receiving of HIV/TB pharmaceutical commodities and verification of received orders.
  • Maintain pharmacy inventory (tracking expiry dates, removing of expired medicine from shelves using the FEFO principle, checking medicine integrity, etc.)
  • Pre-pack, assemble, and label medicine.
  • Ensure that ARVs and other pharmaceutical commodities are stored according to appropriate prescribed conditions for medicine storage.
  • Dispense to ART patients and data capturing using available tools.
  • Provide patient counselling/information on obvious medicine side effects.
  • Instruct ART patients on how to take/use medicine as per Doctor's prescription and in line with ART guidelines.
  • Supply and deliver ARV medicines to other dispensing points, such as NIMART sites and Community Based ART (CBART) sites.
  • Answer patients' questions regarding medicine, both face-to-face and telephonically.
  • Collaborate with other ART clinical team members (Pharmacists, Doctors, Nurses, Data Clerks, etc.) regarding the delivery of HIV treatment and care services.
  • Participate in the development of district/regional budgets, plans, and compilation of monthly and annual ART reports.
  • Work closely with Data Clerks to validate EDT and ePMS data.
  • Collaborate with other Health Care Workers regarding service delivery as well as with MoHSS partners working in the HIV response sector.
  • Participate in training and technical supervisory support visits with other members of clinical teams.
  • Perform other lawful and reasonable duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Opportunity | Duty Requirement(s)

Required education, training and experience:

  • A certificate in Pharmacy.
  • Registration with the Pharmacy Council of Namibia as a Pharmacist Assistant and a valid Pharmacist Assistant practicing card.
  • 2-3 years relevant work experience.
  • Knowledge and experience of using the ART Electronic Dispensing Tool.
  • Preference will be given to Namibian citizens.

closing date : 31 March 2023

To apply please follow the application instructions on the Potentia website www.potentia.com.na and upload a copy of your CV

Company Info

Potentia Namibia Recruitment
  No. 12 Jenner Street, Windhoek West ,Windhoek, KH, Namibia

   061 - 381000
  www.potentia.com.na

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