Unima|Kamuzu College of Nursing 2017 Current Job Vacancy:Pharmacy Technician
Job Info
Job Status: Open
No of Vacancies: 1
Date Posted: September 21, 2017
Expiry Date: 2017-09-30
Job Type: Full Time
Job Level: Any
Years of Experience: 3
Salary Info
Salary Type: Fixed
Salary: MWK
Kamuzu College of Nursing, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant post:
| Position | Pharmacy Technician |
| Location | Kamuzu College of Nursing’s David Livingstone Memorial Clinic (DLMC), Lilongwe |
| Salary | Within the University of Malawi, Clerical and Technical Support staff Scale G salary structure.. |
| Type | Two year fixed term, renewable on mutual agreement subject to satisfactory performance |
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applications should include Curriculum Vitae (CV) that includes two traceable referees with their phone numbers and e-mail addresses. Those interested and meeting the above requirements should submit their applications to:
The Registrar
Kamuzu College of Nursing
P/Bag 1
Lilongwe
Responsibilities:
- Dispensing of drugs
- Making requisition on pharmaceutical supplies and equipment
- Managing drugs in the pharmacy, bulk store by observing classification, categorization, temperature requirements
- Record keeping
- Ensuring compliance to Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Board’s requirements on drug management, expiry, disposal
- Ensure that both the pharmacy and bulk drug store is clean
- Liaising with key stakeholders with regards to medical supplies and drugs and give routine reports
- Verification of pharmaceuticals and equipment on receipt
- Initiating controls in liaison with the Head of Clinical Services and Administrator
- Making timely requisitions of supplies
- Training Nurses and Clinicians in drug management
- Ensuring use and availability of SOPs
- Producing daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports
Educational requirements:
Applicants must have relevant Diploma plus three years post-qualification experience in a pharmacy