SOS Children’s Villages invites applications from suitably qualified and interested candidates who fulfill the eligibility criterion for the below one Position.
Reports to: Pharmacy In charge
Duty station: Mogadishu/Heliwa
Job summary:
The Employee assists with the preparation and distribution of pharmaceuticals, inventory management, and documentation. They will work within a scope of responsibilities, code of ethics and understanding of the regulatory requirements in the Hospital Pharmacy.
Job responsibilities:
· Check for expired medications
· Notify the pharmacist when stock is low
· Take in and hand out prescriptions
· Dispense prescriptions
· Use store’s computer systems to generate label and stock lists
· Help in maintaining reasonable dispensary stock levels
· Receive and/ or unload incoming goods coming in the hospital pharmacy
· Deliver pharmaceuticals goods to sites within a pharmacy department and clinical areas/wards/departments
· Issue over the counter medicines
· Pre-pack, assemble and label medicines
· Answer queries on the availability and supply of medicines
· Respond to face to face and telephone enquiries of a routine nature from members of the public, patients, their representatives and a wide range of staff groups
· Create and maintain patient profiles
· Promote an environment of physical, occupational, ethical and legal safety
· Observe safe work practices, rules and instructions relating to work, and be pro-active in hazard management
· Willingly co-operate in the achievement of all health and safety goals and initiatives
· Cleaning and sterilizing dispensing bottles and instruments
· At all times ensures that personal data of donors, sponsors, SOS CV beneficiaries and their families as well as SOS co-workers is handled confidentially and in accordance with prevailing SOS-Kinderdorf International data protection laws.
· Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy / Diploma in Pharmacy
· Certification as a Pharmacy Technician, particularly for hospital pharmacy assistants/technicians.
· At least 2 years work experience in clinical pharmaceutical management
· Knowledge of sterile product preparation
· Knowledge of drug regulations
· Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical terminology
· Knowledge of generic and trade names of commonly prescribed medications
· Experience with administrative and clerical procedures and systems
· Knowledge on online stock management system
· Familiar with relevant computer applications
· Ability to manage and work with teams
· Proficiency in computer (MS Word, internet, office, excel, power point)
· Report writing skills
Safeguarding Commitment
SOS Children’s Villages Somalia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes. SOS Children’s Villages organization is committed to safeguarding the rights of the children and therefore, is expected that every individual who joins with SOS Children’s Villages Somalia understand his/her responsibility in protecting and keeping children always safe.
Interested applicants should send their applications with a CV, clear subject line and scanned copies of your academic and professional certificates indicating telephone numbers and three referees to: this email hr.so@sossomalia.org
Closing date is 11th November,2024.
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