• Company: AIHA
• Location: Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
• State: Lusaka
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job Category: Healthcare/Medical Jobs in Zambia

Position Title: Pharmacy Technologist

Location: Lusaka

Reports to: The Regional Director (Pretoria, SA) through the Senior Technical Officer (STO)-Field Coordinator

A consortium of four historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) (Howard, Meharry, Morehouse and Charles Drew) in the United States of America working in coordination with American international health alliance (AIHA), anticipates working with PEPFAR funding to support select Ministry of Health first level hospitals in Lusaka, Zambia. The HBCU global health consortium project is designed to transform clinical HIV Practice to provide high quality, comprehensive, inter-professional care and treatment to people living with HIV.

The pharmacy technologist will work on the ground, implementing differentiated models of HIV service delivery in Lusaka to help alleviate congestion and improve quality of ART care in high volume HIV treatment sites. S/He will work in the ART clinic of Matero Hospital to ensure significant portions of stable ART clients are down referred and receive treatment service through a suitable differentiated care model in their communities.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities

S/He will be required to undertake appropriate tasks leading to the following deliverables and furnish evidence of completion of the same to Howard University HBCU Project field coordinator. Deliverables are to be discussed during meetings with field coordinator and documents provided in electronic format, and in hard copy format as necessary.

Specific tasks include but not limited to the following;

• Work closely with Howard University field coordinator, other project staff and facility ART staff in the execution of components of this project
• Work with the STO to identify community-based healthcare facilities to serve as community pick up points at selected high volume GRZ health facilities
• Work with the STO to build the capacity of community-based healthcare facilities on the management of ART patients focusing on adherence support, monitoring of adverse drug reactions (ADR) and compliance with clinic appointments.
• Facilitate the process of decanting stable ART clients through differentiated care model
• Conduct frequent monitoring field visits to implementation sites and key issues associated with overall project efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensure narrative reports are submitted to the field coordinator in a timely manner
• Perform any other duties as assigned by Howard University HBCU field coordinator

Skills and Responsibilities

• Diploma in pharmacy
• Registered with health professions council of Zambia
• Experience working in a government institution
• Knowledge and experience dispensing ART
• Knowledge and experience in ART commodity management
• Knowledge of current HIV treatment guidelines including adherence support and ADR monitoring.
• Able to Collect and analyze data
• Computer literate including skills in smart card
• Knowledge of differentiated care
• Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, and regulation

Zambia Field Office, Plot # 4647, Madison House Mamco Building Independence avenue Rd Lusaka, Zambia

 

How to Apply

E-mail address: [email protected]

Tel: 0211 848099