Pharmacist

Job Description

Within the terms of the organization's delegated authority, and under the direct supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Developing, updating, and implementing a mission list for pharmaceuticals and medical consumables, based on generic drugs produced according to the World Health Organization (WHO) standards.
• Maintaining a system for ongoing inspections of drug safety in mission Level 1 Clinics.
• Offering day-to-day advice on pharmaceutical issues.
• Advising on the specification of pharmaceuticals to be requisitioned.
• Offering a prudent scale of issue for the planning of re-supply.
• Contributing to the facilitation of an unimpeded supply of pharmaceuticals, medical consumables, vaccines, condoms (male and female) and blood in the mission.
• Monitoring the consumption of pharmaceuticals, laboratory reagents, medical and surgical consumables at the Level 1 Clinics.
• Assisting the mission medical services team in the treatment and side effect monitoring.
• Storing and record-keeping of stocks of pharmaceutical products across the mission.
• Accounting for the applicable medical supplies and equipment according to recommended guidelines.
• Participating in logistics operations pertaining to the management of expired supplies and redistribution of medical supplies within the mission area.
• Carrying out relevant and regular reporting on demand by the Head Pharmacist.
• Performing other related duties as required.