Careers at International Rescue Committee

Key Responsibilities

• Receive, verify and record all incoming items in the Hospital drug store.
• Issue and record all items duly requested by the consumption units in the prescribed format.
• Ensure proper filling and storage of all the documents in the hospital drug store.
• Monitor consumptions of items in the consumption units.
• Ensure proper storage of all items in the Hospital drug store.
• Regularly monitor expiry dates of all items.
• Monitor on poor utilized and slow moving items and in consultation with the supervisor advice the prescribers/users accordingly.
• Monitor the stock levels and in consultation with the supervisor to avoid unnecessary stock outs.
• Record twice daily the temperatures in the cold room and the fridge.
• Ensure proper maintenance of cold chain in the drug store.
• Offer pharmaceutical advice when required.
• With the supervisor assist in preparation of consumption reports.
• Conduct regular physical inventory to ensure compliance of records.
• Creation of picking slips.
• Do any other duty as assigned to you by your supervisor or designate.

Key Result Areas

• Accurate and timely documentation of all issues and received drugs and medical items.
• Daily recording and tracking of temperatures in the cold room and the fridge
• Timely issue orders to the various units in the prescribed forms on their ordering days.
• Proper storage of drugs and medical items.
• Tracking of expiries and slow moving items.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Diploma in pharmacy from a recognized institution.
• He/She must be enrolled by the pharmacy and poisons board
• At least three years hospital pharmacy experience.
• Good communication and writing skills
• Computer literate
• A good team player
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Ability to work ethically in demanding environment.
• Good customer care skills.

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The laboratory technologist will actively contribute in the improvement of quality of care by ensuring quality laboratory services are delivered to the beneficiaries. He/she will be supervising all laboratory assistants and will capacity build them through laboratory assistants training and on bench training. He/She will be answerable to Senior Laboratory Technologist.

Program Management:

• Perform Laboratory investigations as per clinician’s request and ensure accurate, reliable and timely results.
• Maintain order and smooth flow of patients.
• Participate in in-service training and regular on bench refresher courses for Kenyan and refugee staff.
• Ensure that all relevant records are updated and maintained.
• Monitor and supervise proper usage of laboratory reagents.
• Maintain Laboratory machines in good order- cleaning and covering after use.
• Ensure general laboratory cleanliness is maintained.
• Report any unusual statistics or observations to the laboratory in-charge.
• Ensure SOPS are used at all times.
• Ensuring safety procedures in the laboratory are maintained.
• Preparing stains, reagents and solutions necessary for all lab tests.
• Participate in the department planning and forecasting of laboratory supplies.
• Monitor proper safety standards in the laboratory.
• Organize biological samples for shipment.
• Writing and reviewing Sops.
• Timely submission of weekly, Monthly, and quarterly reports.
• Keeping up to date with technical developments, especially those which can save time and improve reliability.
• Performing laboratory tests in order to produce reliable and precise data to support scientific investigations.

Human Resource:

• Supervise laboratory incentive staff in collaboration with the senior lab technologist to ensure work is done properly.
• Countercheck all work done by incentive staff.

Program Activities:

• Ensure laboratory tests are performed accurately and timely.
• Ensure revised SOPs are used in all testing procedures.
• Ensure proper collection, packaging and transportation of laboratory samples to Nairobi hospital and/or other outsourced centre.
• Ensure proper storage of laboratory reagents and cold chain system to avoid compromised reagents that may lead to false reporting.

Reporting and Coordination:

• Ensure all laboratory reports are done on time and sent to Supervisor, HIS, HM and other offices as may be indicated.
• Notify your supervisor of all investigations above the normal threshold.
• Report any laboratory incidents to the senior lab technologist.

Others:

• Carry out any other duty assigned by your supervisor.

Key Result Areas

• Quality of lab services- reliable and timely.
• Cleaning and orderliness of the workplace
• FIFO and FEFO application in stock management
• Training of lab assistant’s course and other CME
• Timely reporting.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma in medical laboratory sciences.
• MUST be registered by KMLTTB.
• 3 years’ experience in clinical laboratories.
• Experience working with non-profitable organization.
• Flexibility at work.
• Cultural sensitivity.
• Team player.