Dis-Chem Pharmacies require the services of a reputable Pharmacist for their Athol store. Your portfolio will cover the provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting these needs.
Minimum Requirements: Essential:
- Grade 12 / Matric
- BPharm / equivalent qualification
- Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
- Min 2-3 years experience in Pharmaceutical
- 2-3 years retail pharmacy experience (Student/Intern)
- Computer literate – MS Office
Advantageous:
- Relevant retail/ FMCG experience
- Third additional language
- SAP experience
- E-scripting experience
- Registered tutor
- Unisolv experience
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting those needs, including but not limited to:
- Evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety, and effectiveness of the therapy.
- Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine.
- Signing off and checking of all prescriptions prepared by an assistant or an intern and accepting accountability for the correctness thereof.
- Furnishing of information and advice to any person regarding the use of medicine.
- Determining patient compliance with the therapy and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are being met.
- The provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy.
- The compounding, manipulation, preparation, or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance, or the supervision thereof.
- The manufacturing of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof.
- The purchasing, acquiring, importing, keeping, possessing, using, releasing, storage, packaging, re-packaging, supplying, or selling of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof.
- The application for the registration of a medicine in accordance with the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act.
- The formulation of any medicine for the purposes of registration as a medicine.
- The distribution of any medicine or scheduled substance.
- The re-packaging of medicines.
- The initiation and conducting of pharmaceutical research and development.
- The promotion of public health.
- Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner within the legal requirements.
- Capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.
- Ensure accurate picking/packing/labelling and checking of medication.
- Provide accurate instructions to the patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.
- Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
- Advise and assist patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter, and front-shop.
- Follow up with patients regarding script tracking report as requested.
- Explain all medical aid costs to patients.
- Follow through on promises made to customers.
- Evaluation of disease conditions and referral to in-store health facilities when necessary.
- Process all paperwork necessary for the accurate submission of claims to medical aids.
- Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid.
- Ensure authorization of chronic, HIV and AIDS and oncology medication.
- Maintain customer profiles on the system.
- Merge profiles locally and notify Vexall to merge profiles centrally.
- Take note of any messages on the customer profile and take suitable action.
- Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all administration functions are carried out correctly and timeously.
- Report on low/out of stock levels and stock errors to the dispensary manager.
- Facilitate bi-annual stock takes.
- Exercise stock, cash, and asset control.
- Assist the Dispensary Manager to ensure that all stock control processes are adhered to and that all registers are kept up to date in accordance with legislation.
- Housekeeping must be in accordance with Dis-Chem standards.
- Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations.
- Adhere to Dis-Chem Uniform and personal appearance policy.
Competencies:
Essential:
- Strong command of the English language and a second language – Read, write, and speak.
- Good communication skills, listening.
- Basic dosing and important drug interaction knowledge.
- Customer service/focus.
- Supervisor experience, able to lead by example.
- Ability to train other staff members.
- Conflict management.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Sound numerical skills.
- Problem-solving.
- Team player.
- Trustworthy and honest.
- Time management.
- Able to deal with pressure.
- Computer literate – MS Office.
Special Conditions of Employment:
- Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council.
- Willing and able to work retail hours.
- Controlled room temperature, security, limited space, health and safety, risk stock.
- Physically fit and able to stand for long periods.
- Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport.
- South African citizen.
- MIE Clear credit and criminal records.
Remuneration and Benefits:
- Market-related salary.
- Monthly and annual performance pay.
- Medical aid.
- Provident fund.
- Staff account.
ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE, CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION AS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.
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