Job Description
Title: Dispenser Assistant
Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum bachelor/diploma in Pharmacy
∎ Pharmacy council registration (A or B category) is mandatory
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ The Dispenser Assistant is a member of the IRC health team and will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the IRCs emergency and primary healthcare activities in the Rohingya Refugee Camp. This position will primarily be responsible to assist dispensing medicines to patients and ensuring the implementation of medical stock recording, tracking, and management systems.
∎ The position is responsible for supervising and implementing the following specific activities:
∎ Day to day dispensing of drugs at the health facility/mobile clinic.
∎ Ensuring appropriate storage of medical drugs, equipment and supplies
∎ Job Location: Camp 22
∎ Contract Length: Till March 2024 (with high possibility of extension)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Pharmaceutical Management:
∎ Dispense medicines to all patients according to the doctor's prescription and ensure that the prescription is align with drug indication.
∎ Provide counselling to patients regarding the proper usage of prescribed medications with clear instruction in both written and verbally.
∎ Regularly update daily, weekly, and monthly consumption in supervision of Pharmacy Dispenser.
∎ Routinely monitor the expiry dates of medicines; those medicines with short expiry dates will be used first before they become expired.
∎ Keep the drug store clean and store the medicine appropriately with up to date stock cards, in order to be checked easily and issued properly.
∎ Monitor and ensure optimum room temperatures are maintained and charting room temperatures regularly.
∎ Prevent physical damage and contamination of drugs.
∎ Ensure all stationaries and logistics required for pharmacy are timely requested and available in the pharmacy.
∎ Work with other health staff to ensure clinic areas are appropriately stocked with essential equipment and supplies.
∎ Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies.
∎ With Supports from Clinical Supervisors and Dispenser, perform IRC pharmacy inventory management including inventory check using IRC standard inventory tools
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 18 to 60 years
∎ Experience of working in hospital or health post preferably in humanitarian setup.
∎ Minimum 1 year of experience in dispensing medicine
∎ Pharmacy council registration (A or B category) is mandatory.
∎ Required to be a great teammate with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy.
∎ Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high pressure situations.
∎ Experience with drug dispensing will be preferred
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Two retention benefits in a year equivalent to two basic salaries
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 10 Sep 2023
Company Information:
∎ 3 Sep 2023
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Address : 3rd floor, Sayemon Heritage Residence, Baharchora, Cox’s Bazar
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Category: NGO/Development
: Standard of Professional ConductIRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.Gender Equality & Equal OpportunityWe are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?
