Pharmacy Technician job at The AIDS Support Organization ( TASO ) Uganda

Main Purpose of the Job:

To administer pharmaceutical services at the Centre, and ensure that the service provision complies to set pharmaceutical procedures, regulations and standards.

Key Outputs

• TASO Clients provided with drugs as prescribed
• Protocols on drug use observed
• Drug stores and inventory controlled
• Periodic reports prepared and submitted

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS: Pharmacy Technician

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

Diploma in Pharmacy Technology

Additional Trainings Required:

Minimum Experience and Exposure:

3 years in a dispensing

Special Knowledge

• Knowledge of drugs and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration.
• Knowledge of patient care charts and patient histories
• Knowledge of policies and regulations pertaining to the disbursement of pharmaceutical drugs.
• Computer knowledge

Key Skills:

Basic counselling skills and Communication skills

Other Qualities/Attributes:

Integrity and Emotional Control

• Participate in planning and budgeting for the medical department
• Dispense prescribed drugs to TASO clients and staff
• Counsel clients and staff on drug indications/contraindications, dosage, drug interactions, and side effects
• Enter patient and prescription order information into the pharmacy system
• Oversee the acquisition and disbursement of drugs and medications from the center stores to the pharmacy
• Provide technical guidance and training to Dispensers and other staff involved in giving out drugs
• Monitor patient medication compliance and over -usage patterns
• Collect and document information on adverse drug reactions
• Establish and maintain good methods and manner of storage and record keeping systems to provide for safekeeping of pharmaceuticals
• Follow established TASO policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards
• Prepare and submit periodic reports on the pharmaceutical services of the Centre

• Basic counselling skills
• Communication skills
• Knowledge of drugs and their indications, contraindications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration
• Knowledge of patient care charts and patient histories
• Knowledge of policies and regulations pertaining to the disbursement of pharmaceutical drugs
• Computer knowledge

• Diploma in Pharmacy Technology
• 3 years in a dispensing
• Integrity
• Emotional Control