Pharmacist

Faircape Health; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Cape Town is seeking a Pharmacist to provide top-notch pharmaceutical services. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring effective medication management and adherence to guidelines. The ideal candidate holds a BPharm and has proven experience in a pharmacy setting. This role offers an above-market salary, with working hours from 09H00 to 18H00, including alternating weekends.

Benefits

Above-market salary

Qualifications

• SAPC registration required.
• Proven experience as a Pharmacist.
• Hospital experience will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medicine on authorized prescriptions.
• Evaluate patients' medicine-related needs.
• Manage and oversee stock takes.

Skills

Understanding of pharmacology

Decision-making skills

Excellent attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Computer proficiency

Education

BPharm

Job description

Faircape Health Tokai Estate is a Sub Acute Care and Rehabilitation Centre which provides restorative care and rehabilitation for patients recovering from a variety of medical conditions that include Medical, Neurological, Orthopaedic, Surgical and Respite. At Tokai Healthcare, the focus is mainly on acute conditions that immediately affect patients' rehabilitation progress.

Our world-class care aims to bridge the gap between hospital and home. Our Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) of leading healthcare professionals administers care in the most therapeutic environment possible and supports healing outcomes in all aspects.

We are seeking aPharmacist for our facility, Tokai Estate in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town.

The successful incumbent will play a key part in providing top-notch pharmaceutical services to our patients and residents.

The Pharmacists are an essential part of our multidisciplinary team. If you would like to make a difference and work in a very busy, sub-acute environment, then apply now

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Dispensing of any medicine on authorised prescriptions (in-patients and out-patients)
• Evaluation of a patient's medicine-related needs, ensuring safe medication distribution and provide advice to any person with regard to the use of medicine
• Preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance or the supervision thereof
• Managing and overseeing of regular stock takes and ensuring that stock areas are well organised
• Prescription monitoring to ensure that prescribing and administration of medicines are monitored regularly and to ensure compliance is adhered to
• Ensure billing of any items issued is completed and up to date (including in-patient and out-patient accounts)
• Ensuring medical aid authorization of chronic medication for out-patients has been received
• Report on medication discrepancies/ errors, and adverse drug reactions
• Ensure that the Good Pharmacy Practice guidelines and pharmacy procedures are adhered to.
• Provide regular feedback to management with regard to any new developments or concerns within the pharmacy
• Train and provide support to pharmacist staff as well as nursing staff when required
• Attend regular MDT meetings

RequirementsQualifications - BPharm and SAPC registered with relevant experience.

Experience and Knowledge -

• Proven experience as a Pharmacist
• Medication Management experience
• Propharm and Clinic experience would be advantageous
• Hospital experience will be advantageous.
• Able to carry out all dispensing activities as per SAPC.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong understanding of pharmacology, drug interactions, dosages and pharmaceutical sciences
• Regulatory compliance
• Good understanding of the private healthcare industry and its challenges
• Excellent decision-making skills
• Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ethical integrity
• Understand great patient care.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional communication.
• Computer proficiency
• Professional and focused
• Well presented and professional.
• Business Acumen

Specific Requirements:

• Clear health record
• Clear criminal record
• Clear credit record
• Contactable references

Working Hours - You will be required to work 09H00 - 18H00 and alternating weekends

Faircape offers above-market salary, dependent on experience, qualifications, skills and attributes.

To see more about Faircape and what we have to offer go and look at our informative website -Tokai Estate Healthcare Website

Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.