Pharmacists (03 posts), Nurse Counsellor (01 Post), Laboratory Scientist (05 Post)

MDH in collaboration with Muleba, Ngara, Misenyi, Karagwe, Bukoba, Muleba,

Kyerwa and Biharamulo District Councils; Bukoba RRH, Biharamulo DDH, Ndolage, ST. Mary’s Isingiro, Izimbya, Nyakaiga, Kagondo, Mugana, Rulenge, Rubya, and Nyakahanga Hospitals together with Bukoba Municipal Council to apply for the following posts (NB: These positions are only for the current Subgrantee Staff and Volunteers working under MDH Kagera region Only).

 

Job Title: Pharmacists (03 posts)

Location: Nyakahanga, Kagondo & Rulenge Hospitals

Reports to: Facility In-charge

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Making sure that the storage and dispensing area is clean, safe and conforms to laws governing pharmacy and pharmaceuticals.
  2. Projecting consumption estimates for each drug item on Monthly basis.
  3. Making order of drugs from main store of your respective district store according to anticipated Monthly requirements by filling authorized tools i.e. ordering and requisition voucher.
  4. Receiving deliveries and counterchecks and sign off all drug deliveries.

 

  1. Keeping records of all receipts and issues. Maintain bin card for each item and keep a running balance.
  2. Storing, distributing and controlling the stock and ensures uninterrupted supply of drugs at all times by ensuring Max-Min stock level of 2/1 Month at all times
  3. Redistributing the nearly expiring drugs to sites that can consume them before the expiring dates.
  4. Controlling and separating immediately the damaged and expired drugs from the shelves/cupboard and keep all set aside for destruction.
  5. Monitoring prescriptions from dully authorized prescribers for appropriateness and discrepancies.
  6. Dispensing/refilling all prescriptions.

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  1. Providing medication adherence counseling to patients.
  2. Maintaining records of all drugs issued to patients to dispensing register, paper based and or software.
  3. Preparing and submitting monthly drugs consumption report which includes stock level and number of patients on ARVs per regimen to district Supply Chain officer before 5th of the next Month.
  4. Providing drugs information’s to patients including other member of the clinical staff
  5. Maintaining confidentiality and keeps patient information and records secure 16. Performing any other duties as may be assigned by the site manager

 

Requirements: Education, Work experience and Skills:

  1. At least a Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy from a recognized institution.
  2. Certificate of registration from Pharmacy Board.
  3. A minimum of three (3) years in the field of expertise.
  4. Excellent command of Swahili and English languages, in written and oral communication.
  5. Experience in basic computer applications such as MS Word, Excel, Power point and internet.
  6. Ability to work under pressure and stringent deadlines.

 

  1. Job Title: Nurse Counsellor (01 Post)

Location: Bukoba RRH 

Reports to: Matron

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Counseling patients with regard to HIV diagnosis, management of medications, adherence to clinic visits, psychosocial issues, and basic health self-care.
  2. Counseling and educating family members and care givers to promote secondary prevention of HIV infection, to improve the care of patients with HIV, and to strengthen social support networks of patients.
  3. Educating patients in all aspects of HIV disease, treatment management, prevention as well as basic health lifestyles.
  4. Ensuring that patients receive appropriate clinical care during a clinic visit, including scheduled or unscheduled physician examination and laboratory test.
  5. Adhering to nursing ethics as punctuality and cleanliness etc.
  6. Accurate and complete documentation of patient information and patient encounters in the patient medical record.
  7. Assisting patients to connect with other resources through the referral network.
  8. Assisting the physician in the provision of clinical care for patients.
  9. Performing any other duty as assigned by the nurse supervisor, site manager and OPD nurse officer in-charge.

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Requirements: Education, Work experience and Skills:

  1. At least a Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Nursing.
  2. At least three (3) years’ experience in HIV/AIDS care and treatment services
  3. Must have a valid license of practice.
  4. Excellent command of Swahili and English languages, in written and oral communication.
  5. Experience in basic computer applications such as MS Word, Excel, Power point and internet.
  6. Ability to maintains confidentiality in all aspects.
  7. Ability to work both individually and as part of a team with minimal supervision. 8. Ability to work under pressure and stringent deadlines

 

  1. Job Title: Laboratory Scientist (05 Post)

Location: Bukoba RRH

Reports to: Laboratory Manager/Head of Section

 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

  1. Reading, understanding, and implementing SOPs for molecular analysis of HIV drug resistance and viral load.
  2. Performing daily QC checks on all laboratory processes and procedures for accurate and reliable test results.
  3. Performing pre-analytical procedures on all specimens received including but limited to inspections, registration, separation, and storage.

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  1. Performing testing in molecular biology to determine level of HIV drug resistance and amount of HIV virus.
  2. Performing results analysis and interpretation and indicate in case of critical/panic results
  3. Preparing samples for shipping according to SOPs.
  4. Documenting daily operation, recalibration, preventive maintenance services, repair of machines/analyzers using operation, reagents, calibration, maintenance and corrective action logs.
  5. Troubleshooting minor technical faults in machines using operation manual, document the action, and report to laboratory supervisor.
  6. Analyzing PT samples/panels received for external quality control program and submit them within deadline.
  7. Checking and completing all the laboratory results in the Laboratory Information System or register book before validation/verification by a laboratory supervisor.
  8. Archiving all the source documents after testing in the appropriate files.
  9. Preparing summary reports of the machines/analyzers at the end of every week and month.
  10. Performing duty deemed necessary by the lab supervisor including but not limited to training of junior technicians and students.
  11. Observing all the quality requirements to fully support the laboratory towards accreditation.

 

Requirements: Education, Work experience and Skills:

  1. At least a Bachelor degree in Molecular Biology or Biotechnology.
  2. Minimum of two years’ experience of working in the HIV drug resistance laboratory settings.
  3. Laboratory quality management training is an added advantage.
  4. Ability to communicate fluently in both English and Kiswahili.
  5. Ability to work both individually and as part of a team with minimal supervision.

HOW TO APPLY

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Interested candidates for any of the above positions should SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION LETTERS, CVs and COPIES OF THEIR CERTIFICATES TO MDH KAGERA OFFICE, KIBOKO STREET, PWANI AREA.

 APPLICATION DEADLINE – 22ND AUGUST 2023.

 MDH DO NOT have any agents and DO NOT charge any fees to the interested candidates.