Posted on: Thu 27-10-2022

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We’re a small but growing team of 350+ members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by mission-driven investors. We’ve joined hands with third-party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few years, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across seven African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi & Rwanda).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Diabetes Nurse Educator

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-Time - permanent contract

Department: Retail Management

Minimum Experience: Entry-level

Position Description  

• The Nurse Educator is responsible for interfacing with patients for the patient support program. The care coordinator will be in charge of recording and maintaining a database of records for all patients who have provided consent.

More specifically, he/she will be in charge of the following:  

• Enrolment of patients into a Patient Support Program from HCP referrals.  
• Receive patient consent documentation and store in designated safe.  
• Educating, coaching periodic follow and mentoring of patients.  
• Coordinating any free kits, materials to patients who participate in the program  
• Follow-up specialist coaching and support via phone calls, following a standardized yet personalized approach, with regular specified interactions to assist patients with adherence, persistence and disease specific education for a period of 12-24 months.  
• Collection of specific data and reporting to the designated contact.  
• Recording submitting Adverse Event reports and materials within a defined time period.  

Our Ideal Candidate  

• Exhibit enthusiasm to work with an early-stage start-up, commitment to helping us grow, and passion about healthcare in Africa  
• Possess a dynamic and energetic personality  
• A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude that requires minimal supervision  
• Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills  
• Detail-oriented  
• Works effectively as a team member and promotes collaboration  
• Appreciation for the importance of Pharmacovigilance compliance in pharma industry  
• Multitasker and have the ability to work under pressure with little supervision.  

Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing / Registered Nurse preferred, allied health professionals e.g Public Health, Nutrition, Pharmacy, etc will be considered.  
• At least 2+ years experience working in Primary care.

Application Closing Date

Not Specified.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:

Click here to apply online

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