Pharmacist - Strubensvalley

Dis-Chem Pharmacies require the services of a reputable Pharmacist for their Strubensvalley 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.
• 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 with regard to 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 acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist as prescribed above.
• 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 and 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 by the dispensary manager.
• 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.
• Housekeeping must be in accordance to 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.
• Good communication skills.
• Basic dosing and important drug interaction knowledge.
• Customer service/focus.
• Supervisor experience, and 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.
• 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.