Pharmacist - Boskruin - Randburg - Dis-Chem Pharmacies

Description

Job Description:

A reputable Pharmacist is required to provide pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients' medicine-related needs and being accountable for meeting these needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluation of a patient's medicine-related needs, including determining the indication, safety, and effectiveness of therapy.
• Dispensing of medicine or scheduled substances on prescription from an authorized prescriber.
• Signing off and checking prescriptions prepared by assistants or interns and accepting accountability for their correctness.
• Furnishing information and advice on the use of medicine.
• Determining patient compliance with therapy and following up to ensure medicine-related needs are met.
• Providing pharmacist-initiated therapy and compounding, manipulating, preparing, or packaging medicine or scheduled substances.
• Purchasing, acquiring, importing, keeping, possessing, using, releasing, storing, packaging, re-packaging, supplying, or selling medicine or scheduled substances.
• Applying for medicine registration according to the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act.
• Acting professionally and responsibly within legal requirements.
• Capturing script details accurately and verifying patient details on the system.
• Ensuring accurate picking, packing, labeling, and checking medication and being aware of common dosages and important drug interactions.
• Providing accurate instructions on medicine use.
• Keeping abreast of medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
• Advising and assisting patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter, and front-shop.
• Following up on script tracking reports and appointments.
• Explaining medical aid costs to patients.
• Following through on promises made to customers.
• Evaluating disease conditions and referring patients to in-store health facilities when necessary.
• Processing paperwork for submitting claims to medical aids.
• Correcting errors on rejected scripts.
• Ensuring authorization of chronic, HIV, and AIDS medications.
• Maintaining customer profiles on the system.
• Merging profiles locally and notifying Vexall to merge profiles centrally.
• Taking note of messages on customer profiles and taking suitable action.
• Assisting the Dispensary Manager in ensuring correct and timely administration functions.
• Reporting low stock levels and stock errors to the Dispensary Manager.
• Facilitating bi-annual stock takes.
• Exercising stock, cash, and asset control.
• Assisting the Dispensary Manager in adhering to stock control processes and maintaining updated registers according to legislation.
• Maintaining housekeeping standards in accordance with Dis-Chem guidelines.
• Adhering to Dis-Chem policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Adhering to Health and Safety rules and regulations.
• Adhering to Dis-Chem uniform and personal appearance policy.

Competencies:

Essential:

• Strong English language skills and second language proficiency – reading, writing, and speaking.
• Good communication and listening skills.
• Basis dosing and important drug interactions knowledge.
• Customer service focus.
• Supervisor experience and ability to lead by example.
• Ability to train staff members.
• Conflict management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Sound numerical skills.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Team player attitude.
• Trustworthiness and honesty.
• Effective time management.
• Ability to handle pressure.
• Computer literacy in MS Office.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council.
• Willingness and ability to work retail hours.
• Controlled room temperature, security, limited space, health and safety, risk stock environment.
• Physical fitness and ability to stand for extended periods.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• South African citizenship.
• MIE clear credit and criminal records.

Remuneration and Benefits:

• Market-related salary.
• Monthly and annual performance pay.
• Medical aid coverage.
• Provident fund benefits.
• Staff account facility.