Drug Dispenser (Pharmacy Background)

Company Name: Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox`s Bazar

Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Job Type: Full-Time

Workplace Type: Full-time

Job ID: IJOB202671563

Mission context

GK was created in 1972 with two visions. Firstly, "the fate of the poor decides fate of the country". Secondly, "development of the country depends on development of women". Since 2017, Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) and UNHCR have entered in a partnership to respond to the Rohyinga crisis in Cox Bazar & Bhasanchar

Job Purpose

To ensure safe, accurate, and timely dispensing of medicines to patients and support effective pharmacy stock management in accordance with national guidelines, organizational SOPs, and humanitarian health standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Dispense medicines accurately according to prescriptions and authorized treatment protocols.
• Provide patients with clear instructions on dosage, frequency, duration, storage, and possible precautions related to their medicines.
• Verify prescriptions for completeness and clarify any discrepancies with the prescriber or pharmacist before dispensing.
• Maintain accurate records of medicine dispensing, including prescriptions, dispensing registers, and other required documentation.
• Support proper receiving, storage, arrangement, and distribution of medicines and medical supplies according to FEFO/FIFO principles.
• Monitor stock levels, expiry dates, near-expiry items, damaged medicines, and potential stock-outs, and report concerns promptly.
• Maintain appropriate temperature, cleanliness, security, and organization of the pharmacy and medicine storage areas.
• Support regular physical stock counts and reconciliation of pharmacy inventory with stock records.
• Ensure proper segregation and disposal of expired, damaged, or unusable medicines according to organizational and regulatory procedures.
• Promote rational use of medicines and report suspected medication errors, adverse drug reactions, or other medicine-related incidents to the appropriate supervisor.
• Maintain confidentiality and respectful communication with patients, including culturally appropriate interaction with the Rohingya community.
• Support pharmacy audits, supervision, monitoring visits, and reporting activities as required.
• Coordinate with clinicians, nurses, laboratory staff, and other PHCC team members to ensure uninterrupted medicine availability and appropriate patient care.
  
  

Requirements

• Experience: 2 years
• Education:
• Skills: pharmacy operations, pharmaceutical knowledge & drug dispensing, hospital pharmacy, pharmacy knowledge, community pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, medication dispensing, pharmacy inventory control, pharmacists
  
  

Last Date of Application: 30 October 2026