Pharmacy Dispenser(Afghan National Only)
Manage pharmaceutical dispensing and ensure quality healthcare.
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Overview
Manage pharmaceutical dispensing and ensure quality healthcare.
You have:
- Diploma in pharmacy and/or trained as a dispenser
- 1-2 years’ work experience in pharmaceutical management
- Good mathematical skills
- Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari languages
- Ability to live and work in challenging conditions under high pressure
- Ability to provide sensitive and appropriate medical counseling
- Computer skills including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet proficiency
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player
Job Description
General 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.
Specific Duties:
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
Qualifications
- Education: Diploma in pharmacy and/or trained as a dispenser - Years of Experience: 1-2 years’ work experience - Technical Competency: 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 - Communication and reporting skills: 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 - Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations.
- Fluency in English, Pashto/Dari
- Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you had to handle a difficult situation with a patient. | This question evaluates your interpersonal and conflict resolution skills in a healthcare setting. | Share a specific example, highlighting your approach to understanding and resolving the issue. |
| How do you prioritize your tasks during peak hours in the dispensary? | This question assesses your time management and prioritization skills under pressure. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you ensured compliance with medication management guidelines? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps would you take if you noticed a medication is about to expire? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you approach training new team members in pharmaceutical practices? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Source:
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