Execute the pharmacy/medical warehouse storing activities in order to keep pharmacy stock above security level and following recommended conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.) under the supervision of the Medical Warehouse (for OCA) or Pharmacy Supervisor, and in collaboration with the logistics team.
• Supervise medical items orders and dispatching in order to ensure rational use.
• Receive orders and deliveries, identifying potential disparities against cargo manifest or others and reporting them, and stores materials in accordance with the system in force, in order to ensure continuous availability. It includes:
• Ensure correct filling in of entries on the stock cards, incl. medical devices and related items
• Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.
• Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' work flow; verifying their preparation and labelling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.Prepare orders of the different consumption units (departments, wards, other), ensuring the packaging and proper dispatching. Reporting any anomalies or changes in consumption patterns to the Pharmacy Supervisor. Inform Pharmacy Supervisor as soon as stock reaches alert limit. Inform project Biomedical service before dispatching any medical devises.
• Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counselling patients on drug therapies
• Support to carry out or participate in regular inventories including EPREP stock.
• Report missing material/ damage/ robbery.
• Control warehouse/pharmacy limited access to authorized personnel and ensure doors and other exists are secured.
• Ensures good storage conditions of all items in the pharmacy.
• Control warehouse facilities in order to ensure materials good keeping conditions. It includes:
• Monitor temperature in the warehouse and ensure that products requiring cold chain are suitably stored and transports received and prepared appropriately according to MSF Supply and Cold Chain protocols
• Ensure cleanliness of premises (stock pharmacy).
• Maintain refrigerating equipment in close collaboration with the logistics department..
Follows up stock levels with regards to alarms thresholds, stock out, expiry dates and drugs to expire in the following 6 months. Make a report and passes it to the supervisor.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
Gambela region has doubled its population due to the arrival of refugees, mainly from South Sudan. MSF is working in the only referral hospital in Gambela region in direct colaboration with the RHB staff. We also have a health promotion team working in the community.
MSF is an independent, neutral and impartial organisation that is providing quality medical care free of charge regardeles the ethnic origin of our patients, so to both local and refugee population.
We ensure that our staff is aware and respect the cultural differences of our patients and collaborates with the RHB staff in an equaly respectful way.
There are still many challenges in the hospital that will require from our staff a big flexibility to adapt to the needs: changes in the location or the specific tasks that the staff was performing, extra hours, etc We are an emergency organisation so in case of any outbreak or emergency situation, the priority for the project will be to respond to the emergency, so the staff can be requested to shift from his/her usual job to suport in that response.
As a Pharmacy Store Keeper you will have to follow all pharmacy protocols and consult your supervisor for any doubt or any problem detected in the pharmacy.
Requirements
Education: Diploma/ Bachelor in Pharmacy
Experience:
· Essential previous experience of at least 2 years in similar or relevant positions.
Desirable previous experience in MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.Languages: Essential local language, desirable mission working language.
Competences:
· Results
· Teamwork and cooperation
· Behavioural Flexibility
· Commitment to MSF principles
· Stress Management
Service orientation