Job Description

Title: Pharmacy Assistant

Company Name: MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)

Vacancy: 01

Age: at least 18 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Minimum Salary: Tk. 37020 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 1 year
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 15 Feb 2024

Education:
∎ Higher Secondary Education (HSC) is essential.
∎ Having three (03) months’ Pharmacy Certificate + Registration from Bangladesh Pharmacy Council as C Grade Pharmacist is the minimum requirement.
∎ Higher Secondary Education (HSC) is essential.
∎ Having three (03) months’ Pharmacy Certificate + Registration from Bangladesh Pharmacy Council as C Grade Pharmacist is the minimum requirement.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ English and Bengali language is essential.
∎ Chittagonian dialect is desirable.
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles.
∎ English and Bengali language is essential.
∎ Chittagonian dialect is desirable.
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Maintaining the adequacy of storage and hygiene conditions of pharmacy according to MSF protocols;
∎ Participating in physical inventories and organization of stock according to MSF recommended storage guidelines;
∎ Participating in preparing and sending to the different health structure (packaging, transport…). If working as a dispenser, verify with prescriber in case of unclear prescription or difference from standard protocols, and that patients are counselled appropriately regarding their prescribed treatments;
∎ Participating in the reception of supplies;
∎ Ensuring that no material is taken without authorization and that the security regulations of the pharmacy are respected;
∎ Reporting immediately in case of robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines. Taking actions to avoid or prevent the robberies and damages on the equipment;
∎ Updating stock cards and informing the stock manager as soon as an item reaches the minimum or maximum threshold or is about to expired;
∎ Monitor Temperature & Humidity of Pharmacy & refrigerator;   Ensuring hygiene conditions of premises (Stock Pharmacy);
∎ Preparing orders of the different consumption units (departments, wards, others), ensuring proper packaging and dispatching and reporting any anomalies or changes in consumption patterns to the Pharmacy Supervisor. Informing Pharmacy Supervisor as soon as stock reaches alert limit;
∎ Ensuring correct fill in entries on the stock cards and software (ISYSTOCK);
∎ Dispensing medication to patients according to medical prescription, ensuring the medication is labeled with the correct drug name, strength, quantity, expiry date, directions for use and additional required information and providing clear instructions and advice on how to take the drug, when, how long, how to store, possible side-effects and any other relevant warnings. Making sure the patient understands in order to ensure correct treatment;
∎ Maintaining accurate dispensing records and regularly reporting them to his/her technical reference. Ensuring returned and out-of-date medication is safely removed to a well designated quarantine zone for unwanted pharmaceuticals, separated from the normal stock;
∎ Organizing and keeping clean the dispensing area, ensuring cleanliness and care in handling medicines to avoid contamination and mix-up. Maintaining dispensary equipment, ensuring it is clean, accurate and in a good state of repair.
∎ Context: Assisting the pharmacy storekeeper in ensuring the proper general functioning of the project pharmacy and the supply to other unit pharmacies, according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to keep pharmacy stock above security level.
∎ Maintaining the adequacy of storage and hygiene conditions of pharmacy according to MSF protocols;
∎ Participating in physical inventories and organization of stock according to MSF recommended storage guidelines;
∎ Participating in preparing and sending to the different health structure (packaging, transport…). If working as a dispenser, verify with prescriber in case of unclear prescription or difference from standard protocols, and that patients are counselled appropriately regarding their prescribed treatments;
∎ Participating in the reception of supplies;
∎ Ensuring that no material is taken without authorization and that the security regulations of the pharmacy are respected;
∎ Reporting immediately in case of robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines. Taking actions to avoid or prevent the robberies and damages on the equipment;
∎ Updating stock cards and informing the stock manager as soon as an item reaches the minimum or maximum threshold or is about to expired;
∎ Monitor Temperature & Humidity of Pharmacy & refrigerator;   Ensuring hygiene conditions of premises (Stock Pharmacy);
∎ Preparing orders of the different consumption units (departments, wards, others), ensuring proper packaging and dispatching and reporting any anomalies or changes in consumption patterns to the Pharmacy Supervisor. Informing Pharmacy Supervisor as soon as stock reaches alert limit;
∎ Ensuring correct fill in entries on the stock cards and software (ISYSTOCK);
∎ Dispensing medication to patients according to medical prescription, ensuring the medication is labeled with the correct drug name, strength, quantity, expiry date, directions for use and additional required information and providing clear instructions and advice on how to take the drug, when, how long, how to store, possible side-effects and any other relevant warnings. Making sure the patient understands in order to ensure correct treatment;
∎ Maintaining accurate dispensing records and regularly reporting them to his/her technical reference. Ensuring returned and out-of-date medication is safely removed to a well designated quarantine zone for unwanted pharmaceuticals, separated from the normal stock;
∎ Organizing and keeping clean the dispensing area, ensuring cleanliness and care in handling medicines to avoid contamination and mix-up. Maintaining dispensary equipment, ensuring it is clean, accurate and in a good state of repair.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ 2 annual leave days per month worked.
∎ Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).
∎ Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction at source will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.
∎ 2 Festival Bonuses after completion of one year of uninterrupted service.
∎ There are no provisions for relocation.
∎ 2 annual leave days per month worked.
∎ Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).
∎ Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction at source will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.
∎ 2 Festival Bonuses after completion of one year of uninterrupted service.
∎ There are no provisions for relocation.

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

• This contract will be for one (01) year, initially. Subject to be renewed based on performance and operational needs. Job base will be in camp (14 & 15).

• Mention your NID number and Bangladesh Pharmacy Council registration number in CV before applying.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for the test.

• No hard copies are accepted.

• Only Bangladeshi citizens will be considered for this position.

• No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.

• Médecins Sans Frontières is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity, equity and inclusion.