Pharmacy Technician

HealthNet TPO is a Netherlands based not for profit, non-governmental organization founded on the principle that access to affordable quality health care is a basic human right.

In 1992 HealthNet TPO was established by ‘Doctors without Borders’ to bridge the gap between emergency aid and structural development. The organization is now the result of a merger between HealthNet International (HNI) and the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO). HNI has knowledge and experience in reinforcing healthcare systems and prevention, diagnosis and treatment of transmissible diseases. TPO is an expert in the field of psychosocial and mental health care for survivors of war and natural disasters.  HealthNet TPO Afghanistan is managed by a team of qualified Afghans and supported by a team of experts at the HQ of the organization in Holland.

HealthNet TPO Afghanistan is providing Primary Health Care, Mental Health and psychosocial services, fighting malaria and supporting Mother & Child Health Care in terms of providing training for Community Midwifes and to conduct operation research. HealthNet TPO is currently implementing projects in almost 20 provinces of Afghanistan and the major program it implements are HER (Health Emergency Response) projects in three provinces, Nutrition, Mental Health and Psychosocial, Malaria Control program, Tuberculous....... through a community system strengthening approach.

HealthNet TPO has zero tolerance toward sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse. HNITPO takes seriously all concerns and complaints about sexual exploitation and abuse and child abuse involving HNITPO employees and Related Personnel

• Dispensing medicine to OPD patients according to doctor prescription and pharmacy standards
• Making monthly order for dispensary stack and contribution in monthly consumption report by filling daily report and Talley sheet and informing chief pharmacist for any possible shortage
• keeping medicine and medical items in dispensary according to pharmaceutical standards
• Collecting, keeping and arranging prescriptions and daily RUD analysis
• Patient’s awareness and education about medicine
• Distribution and follow-up of wards, emergency room OT and trauma room medicine
• Improving RUD by regular feedback to medical director and pharmacy officer of hospital
• Distribution and follow-up of nutritional items in the hospital such as RUTF, milk powder
• To ensure the proper management of the items in the hospital usage, expiry date (donation for near to expire not used and destruction for expired), quantity, conditions of storage in the hospital.
• To train and supervise pharmacy technician of the hospital
• To collect monthly consumption report from the hospital and submit to pharmacy officer of hospital
• To do physical inventory of the hospital with the pharmacy officer and compare results with the consumption data (bring back to base all what is over needed)
• To prepare and distribute the drugs and medical material to different wards (according to consumption, items available, expiry date, quantity)
• Responsible to avoid break out of stock in the hospital with support of pharmacy officer
• In charge of supervision of pharmaceutical in the hospital with support of pharmacy officer
• To support distribution of medicine to OPD and IPD clients
• coordination with HealthNet tpo:
• Awareness and respecting HealthNet policies and protocols
• participation in daily morning report
• participation in trainings and meetings upon request
• To do night duty according to schedule

Graduated from a registered and recognized medical institute, passed the exit exam, and preferably holds a Pharmacy D degree.

Having 2 years of relevant work experience in similar health facilities after graduating from a medical institute/university.

Enough understanding/ knowledge of pharmaceutical management.

Good oral and writing communication skills.

Excellent command over MS office, particularly the MS Excel package and MS Word

Planning, organizing, and Management skills.

Teamwork capacity

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to send their CVs along with an application letter to [email protected].

Please ensure to fill out the Health Net TPO application form which is available in http://www.acbar.org/applicationform

Please ensure to mention the position you are applying for, in the subject line of your E-mail

Incomplete applications or applications received after closing date will not be given consideration.