Pharmacist at AIDS Healthcare Foundation

 Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Answers questions and provides information to patients and providers on drug interactions, side effects, adverse drug reactions, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Counsels patients on medication adherence.
• Maintains established policies and procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs
• Manages appropriate data collection, such as client name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system, and drug inventory through mentorship of staff at clinics and outposts.
• Performs a monthly stock count of pharmaceuticals at the clinic store and outpost stores;
• Supervises the pre-dispensing of prescriptions for clients who are down referred to PHC sites;
• Ensure completion and submission of accurate and auditable monthly drug reports from clinic and outposts.
• Collaborate with the Pharmacist at the central office to ensure there is adequate stock of Pharmaceuticals at the sites.
• Update Pharmacy Services Database on a monthly basis for assigned AHF sites.
• Represent AHF Nigeria at State Drug Logistics Meetings organized by the Ministry of Health.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree (B.Pharm.)
• Experience in logistics management of drugs, preferably in an NGO
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar position
• Must possess a valid license to practice as a Pharmacist.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate drug information to patients.
• Ability to communicate with other healthcare personnel in a professional manner.
• Effective public speaking skills.

 CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must be duly registered with the Pharmacists’ Council of Nigeria, with a current annual practicing license.