Pharmacy Branch Manager

 Role and Responsibility

• Ensure that all processes and activities conducted in the chain pharmacies are carried out in a manner compliant with FDA standards.

• Ensure that the premises are suitable for the intended purpose, and complies with FDA standard and all other relevant guidance issued.

• Overseas all professional activities carried out in the medicine retail outlet.

• Manage, control, and supervise the pharmacy.

• Keep that every key, key card or another device, or combination of any device, which allows access to the controlled substances storage area when it is locked.

• Prohibit any individual from improperly influencing, directing, controlling or supervising the professional activity of the pharmacy.

• Apply policies and procedures for all personnel operating in pharmacy in accordance with current law and best practice.

• Attend normal working hour of the pharmacy, at the professional services area of the practice.

• Ensure that all personnel operating within chain pharmacy are aware of the limits and scope applicable to the management of the professional services.

• Ensure that all members of the pharmacy team possess and maintain adequate competence to successfully and safely carry out their assigned duties.

• Ensure that all members of the community pharmacy team possess and maintain adequate competence to successfully and safely carry out their assigned duties.

• Inform to the prescriber and report to the appropriate organ, suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and suspected fake and substandard medicines.

• Ensure the implementation of the principles of rational drug use, good storage practice, good supply management, and good dispensing practice of medicines.

• Purchase all medicinal products, cosmetics, consumable products, and home health care products upon approval from the supply chain manager.

• Avail written policies for the procurement, storage, and dispensing of medicine and scheduled substances. The written policies shall assist in ensuring; product availability; safety of medicines; documentation of procurement and dispensing process; optimal storage conditions are monitored (including during transport); effective inventory management; Patients receive stock that has been suitably stored and has an expiry date that allows sufficient time for usage by the patient before the expiry date; and effective batch recall of medicines when necessary.

• Shall be satisfied that both the supplier and the source of any medicine purchased are trustworthy and recorded.

• Assimilate quality assurance as part of pharmaceutical practice.

• Undertake stock exchange or transfer among hubs and spoke of chain pharmacies.
• Assure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements for pharmacy operations.

• BPharm in Pharmacy from a recognized and qualified higher education institution

• 5 years and above experience in community Pharmacy out of which 2 years and above as a manager

• MSc in the health-related subject an asset

• Demonstrate experience maintaining with empathy an appropriate balance between the organization’s needs and the welfare of staff.

• Demonstrate experience in data retrieval and analysis

• Experience of partnering with and influencing stakeholders

• Demonstrate experience in delivering briefings to diverse audiences, and conducting effective meeting with management, representative of staff associations etc.

Required skill

• Leadership and management skills
• Research and analytics skills
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Planning and organizing skills
• Communication, presentation, and report writing skills
• Knowledge in the use of Microsoft office suite and Droga Computer software
• Ability to actively seek, identify and apply appropriate technology to improve service delivery
• Ability to work in teams and in multicultural settings
• Proficiency in one or more of the country’s working languages (Amharic, Oromiffa, Tigregna, Somaligna, etc)