Drug Dispenser (Emergency Team) at Medecins Du Monde

Job 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 drugs orders to MdM central 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 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
• 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

Others:

• Give suggestions to improve the functioning of MDM mobile clinics
• Participate to the loading and unloading of the vehicles and to the setting up of the mobile clinics
• Be flexible in performing his/her duties to ensure that beneficiaries are getting good quality services
• Is responsible for the proper use and maintenance of assigned equipment
• Perform other additional duties on request of the team leader
• Inform immediately the security focal point in case of any security problem in the field

Profil Required

• Pharmacist Preferred
• Experience in similar position for at least 2 years
• Good knowledge in dispensing and medical stock management
• Capacities in team management
• Strong sense of responsibilities and organization skills
• Strong work ethic and rigor
• Languages (spoken and written): English, Kanuri and Hausa
• Excel and word
• Flexibility
• Team player