Médecins du Monde (MdM) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care. MdM operating in Nigeria, Borno state since October 2016.
We are recruiting to to fill the position below:
Job Title: Drug Dispenser
Location: Damboa, Borno
Line Manager: Medical Doctor Supervisor
Length of contract: 6 months
Possibility for extension: Yes
Starting Date: ASAP
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
Requirements
- 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
Application Closing Date
3rd June, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a two page Curriculum Vitae, three work-related references and one page cover letter, in One Document (MS Word or PDF) explaining how your skills and experience match the job requirements stated above to:
[email protected] Please write the "Job Title and your Name" in the subject line.
Note
- Only applications by email will be considered
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- We are unable to accept phone calls.
- We’ll pay attention only to the complete files in English.
- Our process of selection include some written tests and oral interviews.
- Please notice that if you have not heard from MdM within 2 weeks, you should presume you were not short listed for this position. However, MdM thanks you for your interest and encourages you to apply for other openings where your skills and experience match.
- MdM stands up for the integration of people living with disabilities and fights against discrimination.