Pharmacy Dispenser ( Afghan National Only)

Job Description

Pharmaceutical Management

- Dispense medicines to all patients according to the doctor’s prescription - Provide counselling to patients regarding the proper usage of prescribed medications - Routinely monitor the expiry dates of medicines ensuring that those with short expiry dates will be used first before they become expired. - Keep the drug store clean, store medicines appropriately with the up to date, to be checked easily - Monitor and ensure optimum room temperatures are maintained and charting room temperatures regularly.

· Prevent physical damage and contamination of drugs.

· Ensure all stock related reports and inventories are completed.

· Notify the clinical officer in-charge of the drug stock levels to ensure no stock outs.

· Work with other health staff to ensure wards/clinic areas are appropriately stocked with essential equipment and supplies.

· Ensure regular inventory and consumption tracking of medical drugs and supplies.

· Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies.

· Carry out day duties as per duty roaster.

Staff Supervision & Development

· Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.

· Provide pharmaceutical support and mentorship to other mobile clinic staff, providing on-the-job training where needed.

Monitoring and Reporting

· Ensure all dispensary documents are completed in a timely manner in line with IRC’s Pharmaceutical guidelines

· Maintain up-to-date stock inventories.

· Compile and submit stock consumption reports and flag to Medical doctor if supplies stocks are low

Other Duties

· Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.

Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Qualifications

- Diploma in pharmacy and/or trained as a dispenser along with 1-2 years’ work experience

· Good mathematical skills

· Ability and flexibility to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with the local health representatives.

· Skills to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counseling.

· Excellent communication skills, good spoken and writing of concise reports in English.

· Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy.

· Ability to be innovative, flexible, adaptive, and willingness to work out of hours, sometimes throughout the night.

· Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations.

Desired qualifications:

- Previous work with IRC is an advantage - English language