What are the responsibilities and job description for the Disaster Response Pharmacist Volunteer position at Americares?
Position Title: Disaster Response Pharmacist Volunteer
Location: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina
Assignment Type: Volunteer; joining the Global Roster pre-qualifies you to be able to deploy with us when we support communities and survivors facing disasters.
Application Requirements: Resume and completed application questions
About Americares:
Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.
Americares Values:
We create global community, treating people as they want to be treated.
We respond effectively and responsibly, putting plans into practice.
We embed ethics and equity in our work and workplace.
We are better together; partnership is at our core.
We ask and listen, to create sustainable solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
We commit to quality, growing and improving to ensure individuals and communities thrive.
About the Americares Global Roster:
Americares maintains a Global Roster, which is comprised of experienced professions all over the world who can be available for short-term emergency deployments. Roster members are generally deployed after an initial rapid assessment is conducted by Americares core staff, but on occasion we may ask Roster members to deploy immediately. Acceptance to the Roster does not guarantee deployment but does qualify members to respond with us for a future response if their qualifications would supplement the objectives of the intervention.
Selected candidates will be required to complete a series of short online trainings on general safety and security and other topics or will be required to demonstrate they have completed same or similar trainings. Periodic trainings will be offered to all candidates on relevant topics. After training and onboarding is complete, Roster members are considered eligible to deploy.
Deployments can last anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months depending on the needs of the response. Roster members are not compensated for time spent on trainings or other requirements. Competitive deployment compensation will be offered based on the candidate’s skills and experience if a member is requested to deploy.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Clinic Lead, the Pharmacist for the Global Roster will work with the Logistics team and Medical team on the ground to manage and maintain the medical supply for Americares’ emergency response projects. Any care or pharmaceutical services provided by the pharmacist during deployment with Americares will be within the Scope of Practice of her/his professional, clinical duties and practice at her/his regular place of work.
This can include, but is not limited to:
These competencies are required for the role:
These competencies would be great to have, but are not required:
This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Americares. At any point in the recruitment process, we may request additional information to confirm qualifications. Any misrepresentation of qualifications in any stage of the process will prevent the applicant from moving forward in the process.
If you have a specific request or need assistance to fully participate in the application or recruitment process, please email us at talentcenter@americares.org.
Location: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina
Assignment Type: Volunteer; joining the Global Roster pre-qualifies you to be able to deploy with us when we support communities and survivors facing disasters.
Application Requirements: Resume and completed application questions
About Americares:
Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.
Americares Values:
We create global community, treating people as they want to be treated.
We respond effectively and responsibly, putting plans into practice.
We embed ethics and equity in our work and workplace.
We are better together; partnership is at our core.
We ask and listen, to create sustainable solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
We commit to quality, growing and improving to ensure individuals and communities thrive.
About the Americares Global Roster:
Americares maintains a Global Roster, which is comprised of experienced professions all over the world who can be available for short-term emergency deployments. Roster members are generally deployed after an initial rapid assessment is conducted by Americares core staff, but on occasion we may ask Roster members to deploy immediately. Acceptance to the Roster does not guarantee deployment but does qualify members to respond with us for a future response if their qualifications would supplement the objectives of the intervention.
Selected candidates will be required to complete a series of short online trainings on general safety and security and other topics or will be required to demonstrate they have completed same or similar trainings. Periodic trainings will be offered to all candidates on relevant topics. After training and onboarding is complete, Roster members are considered eligible to deploy.
Deployments can last anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months depending on the needs of the response. Roster members are not compensated for time spent on trainings or other requirements. Competitive deployment compensation will be offered based on the candidate’s skills and experience if a member is requested to deploy.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Clinic Lead, the Pharmacist for the Global Roster will work with the Logistics team and Medical team on the ground to manage and maintain the medical supply for Americares’ emergency response projects. Any care or pharmaceutical services provided by the pharmacist during deployment with Americares will be within the Scope of Practice of her/his professional, clinical duties and practice at her/his regular place of work.
This can include, but is not limited to:
- Act as emergency medical supply representative at the in-country duty station to determine emergency supply needs, standards, and available stock
- Implement supply management tactics based on the facility in use (hospital, clinic, mobile clinic, etc.) and immediate medical needs (vaccination, medication, etc.)
- Consistently review data to ensure that pharmaceuticals procured or donated are in accordance with Americares medical standards and international standards for safety and quality
- Liaise with medical, logistic and program support team members to confirm timely delivery of medical items, concise and accurate documentation and record keeping, and track expirations and quality assurance
- Provide guidance to improve systems and processes for pharmaceuticals management in the field
These competencies are required for the role:
- Medical degree/training required: Doctor of Pharmacy Degree or Registered Pharmacist (R.Ph) with active US license.
- Experience working in primary health care, maternal and child health, communicable disease, HIV/AIDs, or reproductive health
- At least 3 years of clinical experience
- Ability to adapt to the needs of local patients and effectively utilize the limited resources available
- Employ independent decision making while also working well with a cohesive medical unit
- Works well under pressure and in stressful situations
- Extremely organized, flexible, and excellent communication skills
- Exceptional bedside manner in stressful situations
These competencies would be great to have, but are not required:
- Experience working in an emergency response context.
- Fluency in languages that are spoken in at least one of our core locations (India, Philippines, Tanzania, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Colombia, etc.), in addition to English.
- Ownership and results
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Equity and inclusion
- Teamwork and conflict resolution
- Leadership
- Prioritization
- Management
- Strategy and planning
- Decision making
- Interview with People and Talent (45 minutes)
- Technical video interview (1 hour)
- Reference check and background check
- Onboarding to the Global Roster, including completion of required training
This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Americares. At any point in the recruitment process, we may request additional information to confirm qualifications. Any misrepresentation of qualifications in any stage of the process will prevent the applicant from moving forward in the process.
If you have a specific request or need assistance to fully participate in the application or recruitment process, please email us at talentcenter@americares.org.