Health medicine Jobs at Exitrans Logistics & Construction Limited, Augusta Limited, Premier Services Medical Aid Society , Ministry of Health and Premier Services Medical Aid Society

JOB DETAILS:
Exitrans Logistics Limited requires the services of a qualified person to fill the position of Health & Safety Manager.
Job Purpose
To oversee the company occupational Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ) programs and its implementation, including compliance with health and safety regulations and enforcement of employee’s health and safety at work.

Key Responsibilities:
• Effectively manage the HSEQ management system for the company in relation to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
• Implement annual HSEQ plans and ensure achievement according to targets’
• Conduct internal audits in line with the HSEQ plans, implement corrective/preventive measure/action plans and ensure timely closure
• Organise and conduct management review meeting(s) according to plan
• Ensure that the workplace possesses an ideal and safe work environment to protect the health of the staff and visitors
• Develop and review policies, processes, safe procedures, and work instructions to ensure they are up-to-date, relevant and adequate.
• Ensure Inspection and assessment of all equipment for validity of calibrate and safe work condition
• Ensure compliance for all operations with standards, regulations and statute requirements
• Implement safety programs that will improve the safety conditions and performance
• Management of emergencies and all safety related incidents /accidents
• Schedule and coordinate all necessary trainings in the areas of safety, health, environment and quality etc.

Qualification and Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Safety, Occupational Safety and Health, or related field
• Familiar with ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001 standards
• Knowledge of computers, various software programs and complex testing equipment
• Five years of related experience preferred.
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should apply with their cover letter and CV only in a single document.


JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary
Pharmacy Technologists will provide pharmaceutical services to ensure the safety and security of merchandise; ensures rigid adherence to all laws and regulations governing the (GDP) good distribution of pharmaceutical products.

Job – Requirements & Qualifications
Education, Certificate, and Licensure
• Full Grade 12 Certificate; Diploma in Pharmacy from an accredited College or University; Fully registered with HPCZ, at least two years experience.

Requirements
• Must demonstrate practical knowledge of Microsoft Windows, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and other related soft wares, as well as Sound knowledge of products applicable to the industry.
• The applicant is expected to demonstrate the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of departmental program structure and department policies and procedures.
• Capable to demonstrate effective time management skills while working independently with minimal supervision and supervising others.
• Leadership Requirements: Must demonstrate proficient ability to directly supervise department personnel in a manner consistent with company policies and applicable laws. This includes training employees, planning, assigning, directing work, and complaint resolution.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills are required.

Duties
• Monitoring of temperature in the warehouse
• Handling the warehouse
• Ensuring Good Distribution Practices
• Monitoring of expiry dates of pharmaceutical products
• Handling Departmental software
• Handling assigned Regulatory applications
• Updating Departmental trackers
• Handling warehouse SOPs
• Perform any other related duties as required.


JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose.
Reports to the Clinical Officer. The purpose of the job is to advocate and care for individuals and support them through health and illness.

Main Responsibilities
• Undertake nursing care procedures in order to facilitate quick recovery.
• Undertake timely updating and maintenance of patients records in order to facilitate efficient storage and retrieval of information.
• Undertake timely prescribing and administration of basic treatment in order to enhance patients’ recovery.
• Ensure the timely writing of reports in order to facilitate decision making.
• Ensure timely preparation of work plan in order to monitor and evaluate performance.
• Implement and undertake regular research in clinical care in order to perform efficiently and up to WHO standard guidelines.

Qualifications and Experience
• Minimum of grade Twelve (12) School Certificate with 5 credits in English, Maths, Sciences and any other subjects.
• Degree/Diploma in nursing from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ work experience in similar capacity with traceable references.
• Fully registered with GNC
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Traceable references


JOB DETAILS:
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH (02) – MBALA (01), SOLWEZI (01)
SALARY SCALE: LGSS/04

JOB PURPOSE
To oversee effectively the provision of Public Health services in order to prevent and protect the public from environmental health hazards.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS
(a) Minimum Secondary Education
Form V/Grade 12 School Certificate with Five (5) Credits or better
(b) Minimum Vocational/ Professional Qualifications
Degree in Environmental Health
(c) Minimum Relevant Pre-job Experience:
10 years experience with 3 years at senior management level in the Local Authority and member of HPCZ.


JOB DETAILS:
Background Influenza surveillance among cases of influenzalike illness and severe acute respiratory illness (ILI/SARI), identified at selected sentinel health facilities in Zambia has been ongoing since 2008. The surveillance program is managed by the National Influenza Center (NIC) at the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) on behalf of the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) and the Ministry of Health (MOH). The system currently comprises ten sentinel sites located in four provinces and captures data from both children and adults, resident in densely populated urban settings as well as border towns with high tourism and cross-border trading activities. Information generated is fed into global surveillance systems
The program conducts sentinel surveillance for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 among out-patients with ILI and in-patients with SARI to detect pandemic influenza strains, surveil for circulating seasonal strains and detect/monitor SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. With the support of CDC, the current system is undergoing expansion to improve specimen collection, data quality/analytics, geographic coverage and diagnostic spectrum with the goal of establishing a pan-respiratory disease system for surveillance, early detection and response to respiratory disease with pandemic potential. Additional human resource will be required to support this multifaceted expansion
The Ministry of Health (MOH) with the support from the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced persons to be appointed to the underlisted positions:

Reports to : The Director-Tropical Diseases Research Centre Duty Station : Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ndola

Specific Responsibilities
• Performs sample accessioning Carries out all lab assays as needed Maintains storage and inventory of lab supplies, reagents and consumables
• Monitors sample quality and storage and manages shipping of samples to the NIC Monitors laboratory performance indicators
• Manages laboratory data and sends feedback reports to relevant sentinel sites and lab results to the Program data manager Any other duty assigned by the PI

Qualifications & Experience
• Full Grade 12 School Certificate with minimum five O level credits including English and Mathematics
• Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Molecular Biology or equivalent
• Minimum five (5) years of experience working years work experience in a public health laboratory Experience with laboratory quality control and quality assurance systems and implementation.
• Registered with the Health Professional Council of Zambia (HPCZ) with a valid practicing license Experience working with and on Donor funded projects is an added advantage

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