Sans Frontières-Holland

Internal/External vacancy announcement

Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as Doctors without Borders or MSF) is a private, non-profit, international humanitarian medical organization that intervenes in emergencies and crisis situations to relieve human suffering resulting from unmet medical needs. MSF observes strict neutrality with respect to politics and provides its assistance without discriminating on the basis of race, religion, ideology, or political affiliation. MSF’s members are required to respect humanitarian principles and principles of medical ethics at all times.

MSF Holland is looking for: Pharmacy Supervisor

Place of work: Kule/Tierkidi

Terms of employment: Until December 31, 2021 with possibility of Extension.

Remuneration and Benefits:

Starting gross salary: 23,520 ETB    

Medical Coverage: Asper Medical Policy

Hardship Allowance: 5,500ETB

End date of application: 14 June 2021

Main Purpose

Ensuring general functioning of the pharmacy and supervising pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF standards, protocols and procedures, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.

Accountabilities

• Defining storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols (controlling pests and rodents), implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) and availability of drugs and medical material, according to MSF protocols, national regulations and in cooperation with the logistics department.
• Coordinating the delivery, reception and recording of international and local orders, in close coordination with the logistics department, updating stock files and informing line managers on their status (shortfalls, over-stocking, expiry dates), in order to permanently ensure security stock levels and ensure efficient management of stock.
• Supervising orders of medical and drug material in order to ensure an efficient and appropriate consumption pattern under budget constraints.
• Supervising the supply of drugs to patients, according to medical prescriptions, informing them on consumption patterns and keeping conditions in order to ensure their therapeutic progression
• Ensuring efficient supply to other pharmacies managed/supported by MSF according to orders and stocks, and using cold chain when needed. Monitoring and analyzing orders of depending pharmacies in order to avoid ruptures of stock or having expired drugs.
• Supervising, with the HR department, the associated processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the pharmaceutical team and the nursing staff, in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve their dispensing capabilities.
• Recording all items received and issued in computer (Isystock) and reporting on drug consumptions and medical equipment dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns as well as forecasting future needs, in order to rationalize the budget and to ensure availability.
• Assisting in training of nursing staff regarding dispensing of drugs and their side effects

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Supervise the running of the central pharmacy and health post dispensaries across the project, ensuring the proper implementation of MSF protocols, procedures and dispensing practices to be followed by all medical staff, in order to ensure the quality of the service given to the population and the accurate handling of drugs and products in terms of hygiene and security
• Function as technical Pharmacy support regarding all questions related to pharmaceutical information, medication use (protocols and rational drug use), management of side effects, adherence issues etc
•  Proper distribution, documentation and follow-up of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and prescriptions under the supervision of the pharmacy supervisor

Technical support

• Provide drug information service to the health center and to the health post staffs and patients.
• Suggest and provide treatment options according to MSF standard treatment guideline.
• Provide technical support on pharmaceutical issues (drug use & interactions, side effects, drug substitution, adherence to technical specifications) to staffs and to the patients.
• Compounding and diluting drugs of extemporaneous use.
• Promote the rational use of drugs (standard drug lists, analysis of prescriptions, analysis of consumption and relational use of drugs, matching consumptions with medical activity
• Registration and management of expired dugs in the organization for their proper disposal according to the required regulations .
• Undertakes any other duties that may be assigned by his/her immediate supervisor.        

Job Requirements

Education

• Essential, BSc Degree in Pharmaceutical Management or Nursing related studies., or medical profile with valid professional practicing license

Experience

• At least 1 year certified work experience as a pharmacy manager

Languages           

• Essential mission and local language

Knowledge

Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation L2
• Teamwork and Cooperation L2
• Behavioral Flexibility L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2
• Stress Management L3

How to Apply

Interested applicants should submit their non-returnable CV and application including of all supporting documents before or on 14 June 2021 at MSF-Holland at Gambella Office in front of Don Bosco Primary school or via www.ethijobs.net.

Please Note that we only contact short-listed candidates.

Dear applicants: - Please Note that we Only Short listed candidates with the required documents allowed to attend further assessment.

• Medical positions; original Professional license
• Position required diploma level- CC (Competency Certification)