MEDICINES DISPENSER
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters, and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of religion, creed, or political affiliation.
To support our activities in Gaza-North, we are seeking a MEDICINES DISPENSER.
- Main Purpose
To provide an accurate, timely, and qualitative dispensing service of drugs according to medical prescriptions and MSF protocols, standards and procedures in order to improve the patient’s health conditions
Accountabilities
- 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.
- Adhering to MSF practice policies and procedures for dispensing medicines, in particular those relating to controlled drugs and ensuring respect of confidentiality in dispensing
- Placing accurate and timely orders with the central stock, maintaining minimum stock levels of medicines, checking expiry dates and storage conditions and ensuring no medicines or material are taken out of the dispensary without authorization
- 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 Ensuring returned and out-of-date medication is safely removed to a well designated quarantine zone for unwanted pharmaceuticals, separated from the normal stock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.
- Maintaining the integrity and security of the dispensary by admitting only authorized personnel and ensuring that all medicines are stored as appropriate. Reporting immediately to the technical reference on any problem arising in the service (especially loss, robbery, quality problems with medicines (abnormal changes in colour, consistency, and odour) damage of medical equipment or medicines).
- Carrying out Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE) and interacting with patient using a patient based approach to accompany chronic disease (HIV, TB, etc.) patients along their visits. Receiving patients, informing about treatment and adherence, giving appointment for the next drug delivery. Informing the medical doctor in case of lack of adherence and identifying the reasons and finding solutions to improve adherence.
- Understanding, recording and informing on any complaint received from patients related to medicine use or side effects.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
Documentation Record dispensed medications in:
- Daily dispensing register (Tally sheet )
- Stock card . updated weekly
Stock Control
- Controlled drugs recoding on registration book.
- Monitor low stock and report to supervisor.
- Follow FEFO (First Expiry, First Out) principle.
Conduct Regular Physical Inventory
- Follow MSF’s warehouse layout and labelling standards.
- Compare physical count vs. theoretical stock
- Use Inventory Count Sheets.
- Note discrepancies and justify them with NTS .
- Receiving physical pharmacy orders .
Reception pharmacy orders :
- Check transport conditions:
- Verify Documentation.
- Inspection and Quality Control
- Report Discrepancies
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Requirements
Education • Paramedical background
Experience • Working experience of at least 6 months is essential
Interested Applicants should submit the application via the link
Deadline for Application : 18 ِJuly 2025