Drug Dispenser at Medecins Du Monde

Line Manager:

Medical Doctor Supervisor

Line reports:

N/A

Length of contract:

6 months

Possibility for extension:

yes

JOB TASKS
Under the supervision of the Medical Doctor Supervisor, the Drugs Dispenser will be responsible for the following main activities in order to ensure the quality of care in the mobile clinics:

• Stock management in link with mobile clinics
• Distribution of drugs during the mobile clinics
• Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly drugs consumption
• Reporting and attendance to different meetings

TASKS DESCRIPTION:

• Stock management in link with mobile clinics
• Prepare all the necessary drugs, material and equipment for mobile clinics and ensure that everything is ready before to leave MdM office
• Realize the pharmacy stock management (in/out) at the mobile clinic
• Calculate daily consumption for each item in order to anticipate any shortage
• Do a weekly physical inventory of mobile clinic pharmacy
• Prepare weekly drugs orders to MdM Damboa pharmacy with the assistance of the medical doctors and paramedics staff.
• Distribution of drugs during the mobile clinics
• Give the drugs according to the medical prescription.
• Ask the medical doctor or the midwife to complete their prescription in case of incomplete information (dosage, duration…)
• Indicate the name, presentation and dosage of the drugs on the dispensing bag.
• Explain in local language to the patient how to take the treatment and make sure that the explanations have been understood.
• Explain the potential side effects of a drug to the patient
• Keeps a clean working place and insure waste produced in dispenser room (packaging, papers…) is removed every day.
• Fill in the daily consumption form for each item
• Ensure patient confidentiality is respected and treat all the patients with respect and dignity
• Collection, computerization and analysis of weekly drugs consumption
• Collect the daily mobile clinic consumption
• Participate to the weekly computerization  and analysis of the drugs consumption
• Reporting and attendance to different meetings
• Prepare a weekly activities report to submit to the pharmacist and team leader
• Participate in a pro-active way to MdM internal meetings (medical, security…)
• Participate to all the  trainings organized by MDM

PROFIL REQUIRED:

• Pharmacist
• Experience working in an INGO is an added advantage
• Experience in similar position for at least 2 years
• Good knowledge about Damboa communities
• Capacities in team management
• Strong sense of responsibilities and organization skills
• Strong work ethic and rigor
• Languages (spoken and written): English, Marghi, Kanuri, Hausa
• Flexibility
• Team player