Dispenser Assistant

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Program Brief
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people worldwide for a better future.
 
Since 2017, IRC has supported Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi nationalities communities in Cox's Bazar, Khulna, Barisal, and Chittagong with integrated services. The organization also addresses climate change impacts by building resilience and promoting economic recovery, education, and protection.
Purpose of the Role
The Dispenser Assistant is a member of the IRC health team and will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the IRC’s emergency and primary healthcare activities in the Rohingya Refugee Camp. Dispenser Assistant will primarily be responsible to assist in dispensing medicines to patients and ensuring the implementation of medical stock recording, tracking, and management systems.
The position is responsible for overseeing and implementing the following specific activities:
• Day-to-day dispensing of drugs at the health facility/mobile clinic.
• Ensuring appropriate storage of medical drugs, equipment, and supplies.
Highlights of Key Responsibilities
Pharmaceutical Management:
• Dispense medicines to all patients according to the doctor’s prescription.
• Provide counseling to patients regarding the proper usage of prescribed medications.
• Routinely monitor the expiry dates of medicines; those medicines with short expiry dates will be used first before they become expired.
• Keep the drug store clean and store the medicine appropriately with up-to-date bin cards, in order to be checked easily and issued properly.
• Monitor and ensure optimum room temperatures are maintained and chart room temperatures regularly.
• Prevent physical damage and contamination of drugs.
• Work with other health staff to ensure clinic areas are appropriately stocked with essential equipment and supplies.
• Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies.
• With Support from Clinical Supervisors and Dispensers, perform IRC pharmacy inventory management including inventory checks using IRC standard inventory tools.
Experience
• Experience with drug dispensing will be preferred

• Degree in any discipline
• Required to be a great teammate with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure in a stressful environment, displaying patience, compassion and diplomacy.
• Ability to live in challenging conditions and ability to work under difficult, high-pressure situations.

Professional Degree/ Certification
• N/A
Standard of Professional Conduct
The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality. In accordance with these values the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding (including PSEAH, Adult Safeguarding and Child Safeguarding), Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti Retaliation.

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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