Pharmacist

Apollo Knowledge Ventures Limited; Chennai; On-site; INR 279,000 - 446,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Attractive incentives

Job summary

Apollo Knowledge Ventures Limited is seeking a dedicated professional for the role of Prescription Filling in Chennai. The successful candidate will manage prescription medicines, provide patient counselling, and maintain good relationships with customers and doctors.

The job includes responsibilities in inventory management and ensuring compliance with cold chain procedures. Competitive pay and attractive incentives are offered. Interested candidates can reach out via WhatsApp at 8977945316.

Qualifications

• Ability to advise on dosage of medicines and handle prescription filling efficiently.
• Strong customer service skills for patient counselling and maintaining relationships.
• Inventory management experience, especially in a pharmacy setting.

Responsibilities

• Attend to doctors' prescriptions and advise patients on dosages.
• Counsel patients/customers on health and medication reactions.
• Maintain drug storage under proper conditions.
• Enter stock into the system and manage inventory effectively.
• Ensure sales targets are met while managing billing and cash.

Job description

Prescription Filling

• To attend the doctors prescription at the sales counter and advise the dosage of medicines to the patients
• Dispense drugs pursuant to a prescription issued by the doctor. In case the prescribed medicines not available, arrange the same from the in-house pharmacies for the honor of 100% prescription. Substitution of medicines is to be consulted with the doctor
• Cross-check the issuing medicines with bill with regard to patient name, items name, quantity, expiry and acknowledge the bill

Customer Service

• To counsel the patients /customers on health, reaction of medicines
• To maintain good relations with customers/doctors
• To maintain free home delivery register and follow-up the medicines deliveries to the customers in time
• Handle all the inbound calls primarily focusing on drug information, patient counselling/education and free home delivery orders. In addition, handle patient queries and issues with respect to drug therapy and drug information
• Handle cash in billing counter as and when required

Cold Chain Management

• Storing the drugs under proper conditions of refrigeration and security

Inventory Management & Sales

• To enter stocks in computer and take printout of receipt from stores(RS) for cross-checking with items issues list from stores
• To maintain record for no stock items and follow-up the same
• Ensure that 100% physical stock is tallied according to category (Tablets, Syrups, Injections, Fluids, Ointments, Liquids, Capsules, Powders, Drops, Surgical, and Miscellaneous) twice a week. Daily rack wise verification of fast moving items
• Ensure shift hand-over and take-over is given before leaving the work area
• Focus on sales and strive to attain the target of the pharmacy
• Check quantity, MRP, batch number and date of expiry of the received items
• Bill management
• Perform any other job assigned by the in-charge as per exigencies of work

Compensation & Benefits

• This job is on company rolls offering competitive pay, benefits and attractive incentives.

Intersted candidate can whatsapp @8977945316