Pharmacy Support Service Officer (Corp Comm Health) at Matola International Concept Limited

Main Functions

• Provide assurance, delivery, and maintenance of quality pharmacy services in a cost-effective/efficient, and safe manner to patients
• Promptly and safely dispensing of drugs with zero dispensing errors,
• Provide medical advise on drug therapy, dosage, and patient counseling.
• Medication Inventory Management and stock control.
• Manage the supply and dispensing of medication, laboratory and other consumable requirement for major outreaches and SPDC supported facilities
• Monitoring medication management, checking for prescription and dispensing errors at Health-in-motion programs and deputize for Senior Pharmacist when unavailable.
• Understand the legal and ethical guidelines to ensure the correct and safe supply of medical products to the general public
• Provides prompt and accurate records of stock transactions, maintaining standard quality control checks of dispensed medication, knowledge of medication side effects /contraindications - Drug/drug, drug/disease, and interactions.
• Supervise Drug revolving fund initiatives for all supported facilities.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Pharmacy
• At least 10 years cognate experience as a practicing community Pharmacist
• Member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), and West African Pharmaceutical Federation (WAPF).
• A Master’s Degree in Clinical Pharmacy will be an advantage.
• Working experience with an Oil and Gas Sector.
• Patient medication use and counseling experience
• Knowledge of guidelines for safe prescribing and dispensing of medications
• Experience and knowledge in dispensing ethics observed for all prescriptions before filling
• Management of the cold chain
• Understanding of storage, handling, distribution, and dispensing of look-alike,sound-alike medications.
• Knowledge and experience setting and managing DRF.

Competences:

• Creative in adapting new ideas to achieve business objectives and cost maximization/utilization
• Knowledge of guidelines for safe prescribing and dispensing of medications
• Excellent Stock Control managemen
• Storage, handling, distribution, and dispensing of look-alike,sound-alike medications.

Behaviors and Attributes:

• Excellent customer relations etiquett
• Literate in e-computer and use of Electronic Health Record
• Presentation skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word/Excel /PowerPoint).
• Excellent ability to function well under pressure to meet stretched targets.
• Creative in adapting new ideas to achieve business objectives and goals
• Ability to demonstrate authenticity, collaboration, and willingness to lear
• ­Excellent communication skills (Oral and written
• ­Good team player with ability to work wilth minimal supervision and under pressur
• ­­Highly innovative, creative and result oriented in project management and reporting
• ­Extensive experience in working with people and engagement with stakeholders/partners).