Pharmacy Technician job at Makerere University Lung Institute

JOB DETAILS:
Makerere University  Lung Institute (MLI) is a center of excellence for Lung Health in the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. Our mission is lung health research that integrates disease prevention, clinical care and training in Sub-Saharan Africa. MLI therefore seeks to fill the following positions to support service delivery at the Lung Institute Clinic (LIC).
Job Title: Pharmacy Technician (1)
Reports to: Head of Clinical Services
Engagement: Fulltime
Duration: 1 year, renewable upon satisfactory performance

Job Summary:
The Pharmacy technician will be responsible for receiving, dispensing, ordering and inventory management of drugs.

Roles and responsibilities:
• Receive, distribute, manage, and store pharmaceutical products and supplies
• Handling of medications in accordance with pharmacy department policies and procedures
• Manage logistics for filing and distributing orders or prescriptions
• Ensure accurate bill and cost transfer between cost units
• Performs all quality control checks prior to final pharmacist verification including
• accurate volumes, labeling, and storage requirements
• Responsible for medication inventory management
• Ensure accuracy of patient’s medication list including follow-up with clinicians
• or patients for clarification
• Complete audits, including documentation of audit completion and expired medications
• Ensure records are accurate, complete, within specification to ensure compliance with NDA or other applicable rules and regulations
• Work with pharmacists to ensure that policies and procedures are current, and all activities are following relevant standards.
• Proper handling of donation as per institute procurement manual.
• Ensure pharmacy station is clean and well maintained
• Provide a weekly report on all pharmacy related activities.

Qualifications & Skills:
• Diploma in Pharmacy at a recognized institution in Uganda
• Registration with the Allied Health Professionals body
• At least 2 years’ post qualification experience. Experience working in a research organization is an added advantage
• Good computer skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit an application letter with a 3-page CV, Academic documents + two reference letters by the 29th August 2024 using this link:

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Applications should be addressed to the:
Administrator, HR
Makerere University Lung Institute
Lung Institute Building, New Mulago Hospital Complex, New Mulago Hill Road
P.O. Box 7749, Kampala (U)
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.