Are you passionate about helping people feel good? Are you committed to delivering high standards of patient care and service excellence? We have an exciting opportunity at a Clicks Pharmacy for a qualified Pharmacist Assistant. The position reports into the Pharmacy Manager.
Job Purpose:
- To provide customer service and dispensing support to the Pharmacy, in line with scope of practice, under the supervision of the Pharmacist in order to ensure efficient pharmacy operations.
Job Objectives:
- To assess, capture, prepare and pack prescriptions in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP) principles and customer service standards.
- To advise customers on the appropriate use of medicine and promote cost effective options to patients.
- To provide professional service and accurate information to customers, in line with scope of practice.
- To provide professional and accurate information on generics/alternate medication.
- To order medicine and scheduled substances up to Schedule 6, according to an instruction of the pharmacist on duty.
- To maintain stock levels and check expiry dates according to SOP’s.
- To adhere to ethical, legislative and regulatory requirements of the SAPC.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Essential: Further Education and Training Certificate Pharmacist Assistance (Community).
- Essential: Registration with SAPC.
- Essential: 1 year experience as a Pharmacist Assistant.
- Essential: Competent in dispensing patient prescriptions within scope of practice.
- Desirable: Experience in a retail pharmacy.
Job Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Pharmaceutical legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Pharmacy efficiency principles or equivalent.
- Basic understanding of medical aid regulations.
- Customer and service orientated.
- Following Instructions and Procedures.
- Relating and Networking.
- Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations.
- Adhering to Principles and Values.
- Presenting and Communicating Information.
- Planning and Organising.
- Coping with Pressures and Setbacks.
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