Pharmacy Technician at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Ref No: sfh-46385
Location: Yobe
Job Type: Full-time
Department: Primary Health Care

Job Profile

• This position will be responsible for the dispensing of drugs to clients as prescribed by the Physician in the PHCs.
• The Pharmacist technician will lead the drug and consumable requisition process to replenish depleting or out of stock medicines and consumables.

Job-Role
The successful candidates will perform the following functions:

• Dispense drugs/surgical and related substances to patients/clients and ensure that genuine drugs and surgical are given to clients
• Providing counselling to patients on drug use; advice for patients on how and when to take medications based on prescription
• Provide drug information to other healthcare professionals and guidance in terms of drugs interactions.
• Supervise the use of medicines, medical supplies, and nutrition-related commodities and data tools in the SC.
• Document and observe the level of uptake of the product by consumers and stock position of the products for effective supply chain management.
• Coordinate the requisition process for timely re-supplies.
• To support the generation of information at health facilities and community levels on the services provided in line with the National Health Management Information Systems (NHMIS).

Qualifications/Experience

• Must be a Certified Pharmacy Technician from a recognised school of Health Technology
• Must have a minimum of 3 years working experience in hospital settings.
• Must possess a current practising license from Pharmacist’s Council of Nigeria.
• Conversant with the culture and working environment in North-East Nigeria preferably speaks Hausa

Skills and competencies:

• Excellent drugs dispensing skills
• Good counselling skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Good coordination skills
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint