Job Description
Duration: 5 months with possibility of extension (based on performance)
Key roles:
The services of the consultant will include but not limited to the following:
Coordinate and dispense antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and other related medications according to prescriptions and treatment guidelines at the facility and all supported sites in the LGA.
- Ensure proper inventory management, including stock ordering, storage, and monitoring to prevent stockouts, overstocking, or expiries in all supported facilities in the LGA.
- Conduct regular stock counts and report discrepancies promptly.
- Ensure compliance with national and international pharmaceutical standards.
- Ensure proper education of clients on the correct use of ARVs, potential side effects, and the importance of adherence to therapy in all supported sites in the LGA.
- Address clients’ concerns or misconceptions about ART medications in a confidential and nonjudgmental manner.
- Coordinate differentiated service delivery models, including multi-month dispensing (MMD) and community ART distribution in the LGA.
- Work closely with clinicians, nurses, and community health workers to provide integrated and patient-centered care in all supported facilities
- Participate in multidisciplinary case management meetings to discuss client progress and address challenges.
- Coordinate with supply chain managers to ensure uninterrupted availability of ARVs and related products to all supported sites in the LGA.
- Maintain accurate dispensing records using electronic and paper-based systems.
- Compile and submit regular reports on stock levels, dispensing patterns, and medication-related issues to relevant authorities for all supported facilities in the LGA.
- Use of CRRF for request and requisition for drug, test kits and other commodities to be used in the LGA.
- Monitor and report adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and drug interactions.
Recruitments:
- B. Pharm with 2 to 3 years post NYSC experience in clinical management of HIV/TB.
- Possession of a post graduate degree in a related field is an added advantage.
- Experience working with the General population is essential.
- Excellent ability to communicate and maintain productive relations with the team; resourcefulness, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast changing and challenging environment.
- Ability to use key computing applications e g MS Office Suite etc and knowledge of different databases (NHLMIS, DHIS, NDARS or NMRS) is a plus