Job Summary

The Pharmacy Technician will provide comprehensive dispensary services, drug storage and inventory management, as well as medication adherence counselling to patients and their caregivers at the Centre of Excellence (COE). The role supports accurate prescription verification, patient education, and proper medication dispensing in line with Baylor-Uganda’s medical and psychosocial guidelines. The Pharmacy Technician ensures effective stock management, compliance with Good Pharmacy Practices, and contributes to reducing prescription errors and drug stockouts, while maintaining accurate records and supporting periodic pharmacy audits.

Overall Responsibilities

1.  Read, verify prescriptions according to weight, height and body surface in line with MOH and Baylor-Uganda medical treatment guidelines.
2. Educate and counsel patients or their care takers on medication adherence , proper drug use, accurate measuring of syrups, drug adverse effects and drug-drug or drug-dietary interactions while dispensing drugs in line with the Pharmacy mission
3.  Plan for drugs at the pharmacy store and monitor storage conditions on daily basis to prevent loss in quality and efficacy (FEFO- First Expiry First Out) in line with the     pharmaceutical unit guidelines
4.    Maintain accurate records for the drugs ordered and dispensed on a daily basis and accounts for all drugs handled in the Pharmacy in line with the Pharmacy mission
5.    Study the doctor’s verification forms of patients, more especially those admitted on HAART and ANT.TB Therapy and establish adherence challenges they encounter on both ARVs and ANT.TB drugs then submit the findings to the pharmacist in line with the Pharmacy mission.
6.  Remove expired medicines from the shelves and collect patient returned Drugs; count, document and report to the Pharmacist about such medicines and then take them for disposal..
7.  Provide and record the audit findings during the process of carrying out both quarterly and monthly audits in line with the Pharmacy mission and audit guidelines
8.  Monitor the cleanness and organization of the Pharmacy and manage the pharmaceutical waste  in line with the Good Pharmacy Practice

Required Qualification, Experience and Competencies:

• ·        A diploma in Pharmacy.
• 2 Years Relevant Experience

NOTE:

Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references, and academic documents

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Interested?

We look forward to hearing from you! Please apply directly using the apply button below. In case you have any further questions about the role, contact us on careers@baylor-uganda.org