Pharmacy Supervisor - Hasbaiya

Accountabilities

• Ensuring 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 analysing 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 rationalise the budget and to ensure availability.
• Assisting in training of nursing staff regarding dispensing of drugs and their side effects
   

Requirements

Education         

Essential: Bachelor’s in pharmacy management from a recognized university.

Essential: Registration in the Lebanese Order of Pharmacist 

Essential: License of Pharmacy Practice

Experience          

Essential: At least 1-year certified work experience as pharmacy supervisor.

Desirable: Previous experience working with local or international NGO in pharmacy related roles 

Languages        

Essential: Full professional proficiency using the English and Arabic language.

Knowledge       

Essential: Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Competencies 

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