Dis-Chem
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited
Randburg, Gauteng
Permanent
| Division | JB Division |
| Business Unit | Retail |
| Minimum Experience | Entry Level |
| Company Primary Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Job Functional Area | Other |
Job Description
For their Randridge location, Dis-Chem Pharmacies need the services of a qualified pharmacist.
Your portfolio will address the provision of pharmaceutical care by assuming responsibility for patients’ medicine-related demands and thereby ensuring their satisfaction.
Minimal Criteria:
- Essential: Grade 12 / Matric
- BPharm / comparable qualifying degree
- Registered under South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
- Min two to three years of Pharmaceutical Experience
- Two to three years of retail pharmacy experience—Student/Intern
- MS Office; computer literate
Beneficial And Advantageous:
- Appropriate FMCG/retail knowledge
- Third additional language based on SAP experience
- SAP background
- Registered tutor
- Unisolv experience
Duties And Responsibilities:
- Taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs and being accountable for satisfying those needs will help to provide pharmaceutical care, therefore encompassing the following roles:
- Determining the indication, safety and efficacy of the therapy helps one evaluate a patient’s needs connected to medicines.
- Dispensing any medication or prohibited substance on a prescription written on the name of someone licensed to write prescriptions
- Following GPP 2.7.1.2.1.f, signing off and verifying all prescriptions written by an assistant or intern and taking responsibility for their accuracy.
- Providing knowledge and guidance to every individual on the use of medicine
- Finding patient compliance with the treatment and follow-up to guarantee that their needs connected to medications are being satisfied
- The supply of therapy started by pharmacists
- The compounding, handling, preparation or packaging of any pharmaceutical or controlled drug, or the monitoring thereof
- The production of any drug or planned chemical, or oversight of such
- Purchasing, acquiring, importing, storing, maintaining, handling, releasing, packing, re-packaging, providing or selling of any pharmaceutical or controlled drug, or supervising thereof
- Applications for the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act-aligned registration of a drug
- The acts especially related to the occupation of a pharmacist as indicated above;
- Any medicine’s formulation for the intent of registration as a medicine;
- The delivery of any drug or controlled chemical;
- Medication re-packaging;
- Starting and running pharmaceutical research & development; and
- Public health’s encouragement.
- In line with the South African Pharmaceutical Council, precisely interpret scripts and operate professionally and responsibly within the legal constraints.
- Accurate capture of script details will help you to confirm system patient data.
- Verify correct selection, packing, labeling, and medication checking; also, be aware of common dosages and significant drug interactions.
- Tell the patients exactly how to utilize the given medications.
- Remain current with changes in medical aid policies and claim and dispersion requirements.
- Patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter, front-shop advice and assistance.
- As asked by the dispensary manager, follow up with patients on script monitoring reports and scheduled visits.
- Tell patients all about the expense of medical aids.
- Honor your commitments to clients.
- Review of disease problems and, as needed, referral to in-store health facilities.
- Process all documentation required for medical aid accurate claim filing.
- Correct mistakes on medical aid scripts turned down.
- Verify approval of oncology, HIV and AIDS, and chronic medication.
- Maintaining client profiles on the system
- Vexall should be informed to merge profiles centrally after local merging of profiles.
- Consider any notes on the client profile and act accordingly.
- Help the Dispensary Manager to guarantee timely and correct operation of all administrative tasks.
- Send the dispensary management a report on low – / out of stock levels and stock mistakes.
- Lead bi-annual stock counts.
- Control stocks, cash, and assets.
- Help the Dispensary Manager to make sure every registration is maintained current in line with regulations and that all stock control procedures are followed.
- Standards for housekeeping have to line up with Dis-Chem.
- Following Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Guidelines can help.
- Follow guidelines for health and safety.
- Follow personal appearance guidelines and Dis-Chem Uniform policies.
Capabilities:
- Strong command of English and a second language—read, write, and speak
- Excellent listening abilities and communication capabilities
- Dosing basics and significant medication interactions
- Customer attention and emphasis
- Supervisor background and capacity for setting an example
- Capacity to teach other employees
- Resolution of conflict
- Keen awareness of detail
- Strong numerational abilities
- Solving of problems
- Collaborative player
- Honest and trustworthy
- Management of time
- Capable of handling pressure
- Computer literate; MS Office
- Exclusive employment conditions:
- Registered with South Africa Pharmacy Council
- Eager and suited to work retail hours
- Controlled room temperature; security; small space; health and safety; risk stock
- Physically fit and able to stand for protracted durations
- Valid driver’s license and personal trustworthy vehicle
- South African nationals
- MIE. Clear criminal records and credit.
- Compensation and rewards: market-related pay
- Performance compensation both annually and monthly.
- Medical support
- Provident fund
- Employee’s account
There will only be contact with successful applicants.
Consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not been contacted two weeks following the closing date.
Posted 03 October 2024 – Closing Date 17 October 2024