Pharmacist, Dispensing at International Medical Corps (IMC)

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and Nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in under-served communities worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pharmacist, Dispensing

Location: Katsina
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Dispensing Pharmacist will be responsible to dispense medicines and medical commodities to beneficiaries, provide patient counselling, and keep accurate documentation of stock movement.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Dispense medicines to beneficiaries, provide patient counselling, and keep track of consumption
• In health facility settings, issue medicines to wards and maintain distribution records
• Provide required medicine instructions, advice, and counselling to the beneficiaries while dispensing medicines.
• Arrange and manage medicines and medical commodities in accordance with host country and internationally-accepted standard practices (tracking expiration dates, First Expire First Out (FEFO) policy, bin cards, stock cards, tracking registers, re-order thresholds, cleanliness, etc.)
• Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly consumption records and share with pharmacy warehouse supervisor/manager accordingly.
• Submit consumption reports in a timely manner.
• Generate timely replenishment requests to prevent stock outs and ensure availability of essential medicines at all times.
• Track over-utilized and under-utilized items to adjust requests.
• Inform supervisor of pending stock outs, damaged medications, and others irregularities on a timely manner
• Regularly check expiry dates on medicines and report expiries immediately to Pharmacy Manager/ Medical Director/SMT/ Responsible party as applicable.
• Collaborate with other departments as needed to ensure smooth implementation and integration of services.
• Provide health education/promotion to beneficiaries on appropriate use of medicines and adherence to medicine
• When applicable, supervise Junior pharmacists (pharmacy assistants)
• Conduct periodic and annual inventory of pharmaceuticals and other medical commodities
• Prepare reports including reports on narcotic and psychotropic medicines consumption, expired medical commodity report to the National Drug Regulatory Authority etc.
• Adhere to administrative directives with regards to work schedules, record keeping, patient communications, re-stocking, and ensuring availability of essential pharmaceuticals and other medical commodities
• Adhere to IMC Code of Conduct and internationally accepted humanitarian principles.
• Act in a respectful and culturally-sensitive manner towards other colleagues & community.
• Maintain flexibility to take on added responsibilities as and when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Job Requirements

• Typically, a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Typically, 1+ year of relevant experience working in dispensing.
• Registered with MOH.
• Basic understanding of and communication capacity in English, should know the national and regional languages
• Ready to take initiatives with teamwork
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good oral and written communications in local language
• Evidence of the practice of a high level of confidentiality;
• Strong interpersonal skills and work ethic.

Application Closing Date
15th July, 2024.