Pharmacist - Groblersdal

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited; Mpumalanga; Sur place; ZAR 420 000 - 600 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Market-related salary

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Résumé du poste

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited in Groblersdal, Mpumalanga, invites a Pharmacist to join our team. You will dispense medications, provide pharmaceutical expertise to patients and healthcare professionals, and help ensure safe use of prescription medicines in a retail setting.

The role requires SAPC registration, a BPharm or equivalent, and at least 2–3 years in retail pharmacy. You should be computer literate, willing to work retail hours, and able to communicate with diverse customers.

Qualifications

• Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC).
• BPharm or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in pharmacy and 2–3 years in retail pharmacy.
• Computer literate – MS Office.

Responsabilités

• Dispensing of medication under direct supervision and accurately interpreting scripts.
• Provide pharmaceutical expertise to patients and healthcare professionals; ensure safe use of medications.
• Capture script details and verify patient information in the system.
• Maintain stock control and assist with administrative tasks related to claims.

Connaissances

Pharmacist experience

Retail pharmacy experience

English communication

Critical thinking

Formation

BPharm / equivalent qualification

Grade 12 / Matric

Outils

SAP experience

Unisolv experience

E-scripting experience

MS Office

Description du poste

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity for a Pharmacist at our Groblersdal store in Mpumalanga Region. You will be responsible for dispensing medications, providing pharmaceutical expertise to patients and healthcareprofessionals, and ensuring the safe and effective use of prescription medications.

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
• Computer literate – MS Office

Advantageous:

• Relevant retail/ FMCG experience
• Third additional language
• SAP experience
• E-scripting experience
• Registered tutor
• Unisolv experience

Duties and Responsibilities

Dispensing of Medication:

• Dispensing of Medication under direct personal supervision of Pharmacist
• Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner and within the legal requirements in accordance with the South African Pharmaceutical Council.
• Capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.
• Ensure accurate picking / packing / labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions.
• 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.

Customer Service:

• 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 and follow up appointments.
• Explain all medical aid costs to patients.
• Administration:
• 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 Vexall should be notified to merge profiles centrally.
• Take note of any messages on the customer profile and take suitable action.

Stock Control:

• 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

Competencies:

Essential:

• Comprehensive medicine knowledge including common dosing regimes, interactions and counselling to ensure appropriate and effective treatment outcomes. Understanding of Retail as pertains to pharmacy.
• Ability to think critically
• Possess excellent communication skills to guide patients on medication usage and side effects. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate with people from all sections of the community. English and 2nd language – Read, write and speak
• Finds solutions to potential issues as well as knowing when to escalation the problem and what level to escalation it to.
• Acts as a role model to others and talks to others about the need for high standards and quality. Demonstrates drive to ensure that quality is not compromised.
• Time management. Able to meet deadlines. Demonstrate patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Computer, numerical skills. Unisolv and SAP, E-Scripting

Special conditions of employment:

• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council
• Willing and able to work retail hours
• Controlled room temperature, security, limited space, health and safety, risk stock
• 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
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

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.